DEARBORN, MI— More than 1.2 million Michiganders are expected to travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day weekend.
AAA Michigan says that’s 79,000 more than last year and just 36,000 fewer than before the pandemic, in 2019.
An estimated 1.1 million Michigan residents will drive, which is 62,000 more than last year. Meanwhile, 66,000 are forecast to fly, which is 7,000 more passengers than last Memorial Day weekend.
AAA Michigan says gas prices have moved lower in recent weeks, but it’s too early to know if that downward trend will continue in the lead-up to the summer kick-off; however, it’s unlikely that prices will come anywhere near the state average that holiday travelers paid last year, which was $4.60 per gallon.
