Gas prices are lower this holiday compared to last year, when the national average was more than $4 a gallon. 37.1 million Americans will drive to their destinations, an increase of more than 2 million. Memorial Day road trips are up 6% over last year. This Memorial Day weekend could be the busiest at airports since 2005. Despite high ticket prices, demand for flights is skyrocketing. Air travel over the holiday weekend is projected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, with 170,000 more passengers – or 5.4% more – than in 2019.
Nearly 3.4 million travelers are expected to fly to their destinations this Memorial Day, that’s an increase of 11% over last year. This summer travel season could be one for the record books, especially at airports.” “More Americans are planning trips and booking them earlier, despite inflation. “This is expected to be the third busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2000, when AAA started tracking holiday travel,” said Paula Twidale, Senior Vice President of AAA Travel. This year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer compared to last year, a sign of what’s to come in the months ahead. WASHINGTON, DC (May 15, 2023) AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend*, a 7% increase over 2022.
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