Post-Pandemic: 37M People Traveling, Up 60% from Last Memorial Day
Some 37 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles on Memorial Day holiday weekend — a 60 percent increase from last year.
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Some 37 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles on Memorial Day holiday weekend — a 60 percent increase from last year.
UpdatedFri, May 28, 2021 at 10:33 am ET Reply (Shutterstock) NEW JERSEY – The unofficial start to the summer travel season will kick off this weekend with more than 34 million Americans, including over 850,000 New Jerseyans, setting off on a road trip for Memorial Day. In the New York City metro area, expect traffic to get 5.4 times worse this Memorial Day weekend, with the worst travel time predicted to be 1-3 p.m. Friday, May 28. The most backed-up road will be I-95 West and U.S. Rt. 130 in South Jersey, the agency predicted. NEW! Memorial Day weekend (C)rush to the #JerseyShore has begun...
SHREVEPORT, La - AAA Travel expects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend. From May 27 through May 31, more than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of 60% from last year when only 23 million traveled, the lowest on record since AAA began recording in 2000. The expected strong increase in demand from last yearâs holiday, which fell during the early phase of the pandemic, still represents 13%âor nearly 6 millionâfewer travelers than in 2019. AAA urges those who cho...
AAA’s poll asked Virginians about the sentiment that best reflects their feelings about traveling this summer.
Reply The American Automobile Association predicts drivers will encounter the longest travel delays during the afternoons of May 27 and May 28. (Shutterstock) PENNSYLVANIA — Memorial Day weekend travel is expected to be a lot different from it was a year ago, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the American Automobile Association. Fourteen months into the coronavirus pandemic, people in Pennsylvania are yearning to travel, especially now that more than 119 million Americans are fully vaccinated against the deadly virus and have more flexibility on wearing masks. That desir...