Travel rebound: AAA says 485K Oregonians plan Memorial Day trips, C.O. No. 2 road trip destination
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Nearly 93% will drive to destinations
PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – AAA projects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend, with 37 million Americans (11.2% of the population) expected to travel 50 miles or more from home. This is up 60% from last year, when only 23 million traveled, the lowest on record since AAA began recording in 2000.
In the Pacific Region, Region (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA), 6.2 million people (11.5% of the population) are expected to travel, a 64% increase compared to 2020. In Oregon, roughly 485,000 will travel over the long weekend. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 27 to Monday, May 31.