DEARBORN, MI— Triple-A expects record-setting travel numbers for Thanksgiving.
Nearly 2.6 million Michigan residents are forecast to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday. That’s an all-time high for Thanksgiving and 65,000 more travelers than last year.
The record-setting traveler numbers are being driven by economic growth, declining inflation, and strong income gains, which are expected to boost consumer spending by 4.6 percent compared to this time last year.
AAA projects nearly 2.3 million Michiganders will take a road trip over Thanksgiving–50,000 more travelers than the previous record set last year. The company projects 5.84 million people will fly domestically this holiday. That’s an increase of 2 percent compared to last year and a nearly 11-percent increase over 2019.
Nationally, nearly 2.3 million people are expected to travel by various transportation methods including buses, cruises, and trains. This category is seeing an 18-percent jump over 2019, in large part due to the popularity of cruising.
