AAA expects record-setting travel numbers for Thanksgiving. More than 6.4 million travelers from the Midwest region are forecast to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday according to AAA Nebraska spokesman Brian Ortner. “That’s an all-time high for Thanksgiving and nearly 124,000 more travelers than last year.”
National travel numbers are also expected to set new records with an estimated 79.9 million travelers. The 2% growth equates to 1.7 million more people than the previous record set last year, and two million more than in 2019.
These record-setting traveler numbers are being driven by economic growth, declining inflation, and strong income gains, which is expected to boost consumer spending by 4.6% compared to this time last year.
Gas prices are also down compared to last year. The state average right now is $2.76 a gallon compared to $3.09 last year. Ortner says another 317,000 travelers from the Midwest region will be hopping on a cruise ship or a train during the holiday.
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