This Memorial Day weekend is expected to be the third-busiest since 2000, when AAA started tracking holiday travel. Here are the best and worst times to travel.
An estimated 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a 7% increase over 2022, according to a new forecast released by AAA on Monday.
"This is expected to be the third-busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2000, when AAA started tracking holiday travel," Paula Twidale, AAA Travel’s senior vice president, said in a statement. , and particularly to destinations in Europe and Asia. Prices to Europe from the U.S. are already averaging $1,167 per round-trip ticket this summer, up 36% compared with last summer and up 37% compared to pre-pandemic times, according to Hopper data released earlier this month.
More Memorial Day travelers are also expected to take other modes of transportation, such as buses and trains, at an estimated increase of 20.6% compared to last year, AAA said. Major metro areas like Boston, New York, Seattle, and Tampa will likely see travel times double compared to normal, the company said.
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