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Nearly 31 million to take to the roads for Thanksgiving holiday

Reduced consumer confidence and higher travel prices will not keep families home this Thanksgiving, according to AAA.

AAA estimates that 37.29 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 0.8 percent increase from last year’s 37 million travelers.

“Higher prices and sagging consumer confidence will make Thanksgiving travel growth a bit less robust this holiday, although airports and highways will be as busy as ever,” said AAA CEO and President Robert L. Darbelnet in a press release.

“Prices for gasoline, hotel rooms and rental cars have increased, but that will not keep people from traveling. You’d be hard pressed to tell Grandma that you’re not coming for Thanksgiving dinner because it will cost an extra $10 to fill up your gas tank.”

Approximately 30.84 million travelers – 83 percent of all holiday travelers – expect to drive, a 0.7 percent increase from the 30.61 million who drove a year ago, according to AAA’s press release.

The greatest number of Thanksgiving auto travelers will originate in the Southeast with 8.81 million, followed by the West, 7.05 million; Midwest, 6.58 million; the Great Lakes, 6.06 million; and the Northeast, 2.34 million, according to the release.

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