More than 1.5 million Kentuckians expected to travel over year

AAA is projecting that 1,560,046 Kentuckians will travel 50 miles or more from home over the year-end holiday travel period, beginning Dec. 20 and ending Jan. 1, an increase of 1% over last year. Travelers in the Commonwealth will be a part of 122.4 million Americans expected to travel nationwide over the holiday period.

“Kentuckians continue to make travel a priority in their lives, with more than a third of the commonwealth’s population choosing to travel,” says Lori Weaver Hawkins, public and government affairs manager, AAA Blue Grass. “While this year’s forecast is only about 1% higher than the number of Kentuckians traveling a year ago, there’s been a significant increase in the number of Kentuckians choosing to travel by other means, likely due to the growing popularity of cruises.”