According to AAA, 45 million people will make trips at least 50 miles from home, with many opting to go by car as gas prices dip.

Memorial Day weekend travel this year is expected to break the travel record for the holiday, with more than 45 million Americans expected to hit the road between Thursday and Monday next week.

"AAA booking data (based on what travelers paid when booking Memorial Day weekend flights) shows domestic flights are 2% more expensive compared to last year, with the average roundtrip ticket costing $850. Most of those flights are to popular destinations like Chicago, New York, Orlando, Denver, and Seattle."

AAA expects 45.1 million people to travel for the long weekend, and Florida is a top destination for out-of-staters. Officials said the roads will be busy.

Monday was the last day of a busy long weekend of travel. Meteorologist Scott Gagliardi said Memorial Day will feature the best weather of the three-day weekend. Here’s his 11 p.m. forecast. A spokesperson for AAA said that there would be a jump in Connecticut residents traveling this weekend.

Ready to take to the road or the skies? AAA is predicting nearly 1.3 million Michiganders will travel at least 50 miles from home over Memorial Day weekend.

Memorial Day is a few weeks away, and AAA says more Michiganders are expected to travel this year. The organization predicts that 1.29 million people will travel during the holiday weekend ...

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