Over 42 Million Americans Expected to Travel on Memorial Day Weekend: AAA

Over 42 Million Americans Expected to Travel on Memorial Day Weekend: AAA
People wait to drive through the Holland Tunnel into New York during morning rush hour traffic in Jersey City, N.J., on March 8, 2023. Ted Shaffrey/AP Photo
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The upcoming Memorial Day weekend—the unofficial start of the summer travel season in the United States—is expected to be one of the busiest ever in the country.

AAA, an automotive and trip-planning group, on May 15 projected 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the three-day holiday weekend. That’s a 7 percent increase over last year or 2.7 million more people.