Americans are kicking off the unofficial start to summer this Memorial Day weekend by traveling in what is estimated to be record-breaking numbers. More than 45 million people are forecast to ...

Memorial Day is reliably one of the busiest travel weekends in the U.S. — and experts predict this year will set a new bar. AAA projects 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from ...

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May.

"Unlike the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, U.S. Chick-fil-A restaurants are open on Memorial Day. Hours of operation vary by location," the restaurant chain said in a statement on its website. Those looking to stop at Chick-fil-A can check out the chain's store locator to see the hours for their specific location.

Freeways and airports across the U.S. filled up Friday as more people made their getaways for Memorial Day weekend. Even as politics and the nation's aging air traffic infrastructure rattle the U.S. travel industry,