This year nearly 42 million people across the U.S. will make a trip on Memorial Day Weekend. According to a new report by AAA that is almost 5 percent more than last year and the most people traveling in more than a dozen years.
Not even the highest gas prices since 2014 are keeping people at home said Bill Sutherland, senior vice president of AAA Travel and Publishing. According to the report, 88 percent of people that will drive will pay the most expensive prices for gas since 2014.
“A strong economy and growing consumer confidence are giving Americans all the motivation they need to kick off what we expect to be a busy summer travel season with a Memorial Day getaway,” Sutherland said.
In fact, the wide majority of people will be traveling by car; a total of 36.6 million people, 4.7 percent more than last year. Other forms of travel will see an increase too. This year 1 million people will be traveling by plane, a 6.8 percent increase while 1.8 million people traveling by train, bus, rails, and cruise ships resulting in a 2.4 percent increase.
So, what does it all mean for California?