60% More Travelers Expected This Memorial Day Holiday Weekend
12 May 2021
More than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more this Memorial Day holiday weekend. That’s a 60% increase from last year.
Only 23 million traveled, the lowest on record since AAA began recording in 2000. According to AAA, in Florida, more than 2 million residents are forecast to take a trip during the holiday weekend. That’s a 62% increase from last year, when fewer than 1.3 million residents traveled, due to the pandemic.
Florida Memorial Day Travel Volumes
“A year’s worth of pent-up demand is being unleashed this summer, as Americans anticipate the kick off to the season,” said