Tennesseans are expected to travel in near-record numbers for the year-end holiday period (from Saturday, December 21 to Wednesday, January 1). AAA predicts 2.7 million Tennesseans will travel 50 miles or more from home. That’s over 62,000 more travelers than last year and 62,000 travelers shy of the record high, set in 2019.
Nationwide, AAA expects 3 million more travelers than last year. An estimated, 119.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more. This narrowly surpasses the previous record set in 2019 by 64,000 travelers.