Nationwide, total holiday travel is also expected to increase just by 0.2 percent to 34.89 million, with 30.88 million driving (a 0.3 percent decrease) and 2.9 million flying (an 11.5 percent increase) to their Memorial Day destinations.
Travel by automobile continues to be dominant mode of transportation as AAA expects more emergency roadside assistance calls than any other summer holiday
Recent stock market volatility and the gulf oil spill could alter travel plans for some, but improved economic data should propel a sizeable increase in holiday vacations.
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AAA is projecting 87.7 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more away from home during the year-end holidays. This is a 3.8 percent increase from the 84.5 million Americans who traveled during the same Christmas/New Year period one year ago, and is the largest projected increase for any major holiday this year.
