Highways and airports will be stuffed this Thanksgiving .

Thanksgiving is the busiest season for travel compared to other holidays like the Fourth of July and Memorial Day , and it is expected to be the busier than ever in 2025.

Nearly 82 million Americans are expected to travel for the holiday this year, AAA projected on Monday , setting a new overall record. The number counts people who are expected to go at least 50 miles away from home between Tuesday, Nov. 25, and Monday, Dec. 1.

AAA's projection of 81.8 million travelers is an increase of 1.6 million people from 2024 and 3 million more than the last pre-pandemic Thanksgiving in 2019.

“Thanksgiving travel numbers are always impressive because this holiday has become synonymous with heading out of town to spend time with lo

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