Between trips along the nation’s highways and byways or flights high in the sky, Americans are determined to travel in what may be record numbers this year for Memorial Day weekend.
Roughly 45.1 million of them are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home between May 22 and May 26 for the long weekend, according to projections from the auto club organization AAA. If the forecast holds, that will be an increase of 1.4 million travelers from last year, and a new record since 2005, when 44 million ventured out for the holiday that honors those who died while serving in the U.S. military.
