AAA predicts more than 53.4 million people expected to travel, the highest single-year increase since 2005.
According to Hertz, the busiest airport pick-up locations this Thanksgiving are expected to be Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami, Las Vegas, and Fort Lauderdale.
AAA Travel projects that 50.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, an increase of 1.6 million travelers compared with last year. Car rental rates will hit a five-year holiday high at $70 per day.
Compared to 2015, this is an increase of 1 million travelers or 1.9% growth. It's the most Thanksgiving travelers since 2007.
This year is the highest projection for travel during the Thanksgiving holiday since 2007. At an average of $2.15 per gallon, gas is 65 cents less than the average price last year.
For this week’s Thanksgiving holiday weekend, AAA projects 46.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of 4.2% from the 44.4 million who traveled last year.
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