The Christmas holiday week is just eight days away, and AAA is predicting it will be a very busy one on the nation’s highways. AAA says a record 115.6 million people will travel this holiday season, from Sunday, December 21st through Wednesday, January 1st. That is the most in nearly 20 years since AAA began tracking in 2000, and represents an increase of 3.9% over last year, or 4.3-million more people packing up their sleighs for a holiday getaway.
More than 104-million of those holiday travelers will drive to their destinations and, INRIX, a global transportation analytics company, expects traffic to be the heaviest on Thursday, December 26th. Meanwhile, 6.97 million Americans expected to fly this year in air travel, travelers should plan to allow extra time at the airport for check in.
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