Memorial Day travel: Nearly 40M people projected to hit the road
hit the roadThe projected travel volume for the holiday weekend, otherwise known as the unofficial start to summer, is an 8.3% bump from 2021. Even with gas prices hitting record-highs, AAA projected that 34.9 million consumers will drive to their intended destination, up 4.6% from 2021. Meanwhile, another 1.33 million are expected to take a bus, train or cruise.
Another 3.01 million people are projected to fly during the holiday weekend, which is a 25% bump over last year. "Memorial Day is always a good predictor of what’s to come for summer travel," AAA Senior Vice President Paula Twidale said, So far, the holiday weekend is already estimated to be the busiest it's been in the past two years. It also "marks the second-highest single-year increase in travelers since 2010," according to AAA.
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