As the Christmas song goes, “Gee, the traffic’s sure terrific.” In fact, travel experts say they believe the final holiday travel period of the year — Dec. 23 through midnight New Year’s night — will set a new record.
AAA Auto Club, in its annual forecast for Christmas and New Year’s holiday travel, says 107.3 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the period, with more than 90% of them driving to their destinations. Overall, travel is expected to be a 3.1% increase from the 104.2 U.S. travelers for the winter holidays last year.
