Travelers in Maryland are getting ahead of the busy holiday rush by heading to their destination days in advance.

AAA projects that nearly 82 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving holiday. Most of the holiday traffic will be from Tuesday, November 25, through Monday, December 1.

Record holiday travel

This year's domestic travel forecast includes an additional 1.6 million travelers compared to last Thanksgiving, setting a new overall record, according to AAA.

Travelers on Sunday at Baltimore-Washington Thurgood Marshall Airport described the usual holiday shuffle as they prepared to visit family.

"I'm just traveling back and forth, seeing the family for the holiday season," Maryland resident Brianna Roush said.

"Boston, then I'm going to go to Ma

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