48.7 Million to Travel for Thanksgiving

AAA projects 48.7 million people are traveling this week, the most since 2007, and it’s no longer just for the weekend. People are already hitting the roads and airways. Cheap gas, job growth and growing consumer confidence in the economy contribute to increased travel, according to the AAA, which projects the average trip will be more than 50 miles away from home, and roughly 90 percent of travelers will drive. “We see that Americans have saved upwards of $28 million so far this year in gasoline,” AAA’s Tamra Johnson said. “They are actually putting that money from the pump into their pockets and taking it on a trip with their family members.”