As Thanksgiving approaches, a staggering nearly 80 million Americans are expected to travel, setting this year’s holiday season on track to be one of the busiest on record. This latest figure represents an increase of 1.7 million travelers over last year, as reported byNBC News.
Amidst preparations for family reunions and festivities, experts at AAA underscore that most of these voyagers, a total of 71.7 million, will choose the familiarity of their vehicles despite fluctuating gas prices, which, according toWSVN, are currently hovering around $3 nationally and slightly higher in popular Florida destinations such as Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
The travel forecast, expanded this year by AAA to include tomorrow before Thanksgiving and extending till the following Monday, aligns with the evolving patterns of American travelers who seek to maximize their holiday window, and it’s no coincidence that destinations like Orlando, Miami, and Anaheim/Los Angeles are topping the list when it comes to domestic travel hotspots. As the roads swell with eager holiday-goers, the advice from traffic analysts at INRIX is to keep an eye on local traffic apps and news alerts, particularly in densely populated urban areas where the congestion is predicted to spiral to over twice its normal volume, the importance of this warning is amplified for those driving in metropolitan areas like Boston, New York, LA, Seattle, and Washington, DC, asNBC Newshighlights.
It’s not just the roads that will bear the brunt of the Thanksgiving exodus; airports are also primed for a surge of passengers. According to AAA projections cited byWSVN, the air travel sector is expected to witness approximately 5.84 million people taking to the skies, an uptick of 9% from pre-pandemic figures in 2019, with international flight bookings also showing a sharp increase of 23%.
For those opting for other modes of travel such as buses, cruises, or trains, there’s a notable increase in preference as well, which is up 9% on last year and 18% compared to 2019 numbers, AAA states, signaling a revival in diverse transportation choice, and although rainy and snowy weather conditions are anticipated across the continental United States imminent to the Thanksgiving week, more than 25 million individuals are already situated under weather warnings and watches, it’s not putting a damper on travel enthusiasm as Americans across the country are gearing up to seek warmth in Florida’s cities or gather elsewhere according to their traditions.
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