55.4 million Americans expected to travel this week
This year’s holiday forecast
a 2.3% increase over last year
(November 21, 2023) WASHINGTON, D.C. — AAA projects 55.4 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. This year’s Thanksgiving forecast is an increase of 2.3% over last year and marks the third-highest Thanksgiving forecast since AAA began tracking holiday travel in 2000. The top two years were 2005 and 2019, respectively.