AAA: A record-setting 2.5 million Floridians expected to travel over Memorial Day weekend

AAA is predicting yet another record number of state residents will travel during this year’s Memorial Day weekend. More than 2.5 million Floridians are expected to hit the road and journey 50 miles or more. That’s 126,500 more holiday travelers than the previous high, which was set last year.

The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as the five-day period from Thursday, May 23 to Monday, May 27.

“Memorial Day will be the start to a very busy summer of travel,” said Debbie Haas, Vice President of Travel for AAA – The Auto Club Group. “American travelers are forecast to surpass pre-pandemic levels, making this the busiest Memorial Day holiday weekend in nearly two decades. The main driver of the projection is strong consumer interest in traveling both domestically and abroad. Interest in traveling internationally is at the highest level in recent years.”

Nationally, AAA projects the second highest traveled Memorial Day on record. Nearly 43.8 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more during the holiday travel period*. That’s 1.7 million more travelers than last year (4% increase), yet slightly behind 2005’s record of 44 million.