AAA predicts 54.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving.
While overall national and local travel totals are less than 1% short of the pre-pandemic high in 2019, air travel from Wisconsin will exceed pre-pandemic levels and set of new record high this year.
In a news release, AA also predicted that 89% of all Thanksgiving travelers will drive. AAA forecasts 48.65 million Americans will set out for a holiday road trip.
That’s 203,000 more drivers than last year. In Wisconsin, 957,872 will take a road trip – an increase of 3,199 people from year’s holiday.
Debbie Haas, Vice President of Travel for AAA says that “While gas prices and other inflationary pressures weigh on budgets, travel remains a top priority for Americans, particularly during the holidays. Travel spending is at the highest level since the pandemic began, which is a driving force behind our projections this year.”
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