The summer travel season is kicking off with one of the busiest Memorial Day weekends since AAA began tracking travel data in 2000. Travel in California is expected to beat the previous record with over five-point-six million travelers compared to five-point-four million last year.
Eighty-two percent of Californians will hit the road during the holiday weekend. About eleven percent will fly, and seven percent will spend their weekend travel plans on cruises, buses, or trains. According to AAA, nationwide, nearly 44 million people will go 50 miles or more from home. That’s a four percent increase over last year, and that comes close to matching 2005’s record high.