The upcoming Memorial Day weekend—the unofficial start of the summer travel season in the United States—is expected to be one of the busiest ever in the country.
AAA, an automotive and trip-planning group, on May 15 projected 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the three-day holiday weekend. That’s a 7 percent increase over last year or 2.7 million more people.
“This is expected to be the third busiest Memorial Day weekend since 2000,” Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel, said in a statement. “This summer travel season could be one for the record books, especially at airports.”…