New York, NY — According to AAA, an additional 1.5 million people will travel for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday compared to last year, leading to a record number taking road trips since AAA started holiday tracking, according to the organization. Nearly 43 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more for the holiday, Thursday, May 23 to Monday, May 27.
Total travelers are 3.6% more than last year. Nearly 5% more will travel by air, a total of 3.25 million and 1.9 million will use some other form of travel, train, bus or cruise.
The overwhelming majority, 37.6 million, will drive to their destination, a record for the holiday.