People are once again hitting the road for Thanksgiving, and AAA Carolinas predicts travel will be 2% lower than before the pandemic but 13% higher than 2020.
AAA Carolinas estimates 1.5 million North Carolinians will be traveling from Nov. 24-28, 178,000 more people than last year when the CDC urged people to stay home.
Nationwide, 53.4 million Americans are expected to travel for the holiday, 5% less than pre-pandemic levels.
“We know that this year is going to look a lot different than last year,” AAA spokesperson Tiffany Wright said. “We’re getting back to pre-pandemic numbers. We know that airports are going to be crowded; roads and highways are going to be crowded.”