Thanksgiving week has always been the busiest travel season of the year, and experts expect the number of people flying and hitting the road will be close to what it was before the pandemic.
With travel restrictions gone and COVID-19 deaths substantially down across the United States, officials are seeing a significant rise in the number of travelers this week. Although the surge doesn't quite surpass the number of travelers that were seen in 2019 — before the pandemic — more people are traveling to see loved ones this holiday.
More than 54.6 million people are expected to get on a plane or in a car, or ride public transportation during Thanksgiving week, according to the American Automobile Association.
