AAA announced 8 million people will travel 50 miles or more from their homes over the Thanksgiving travel period. AAA predicts that about 1.7 million more people are expected to travel for Thanksgiving than in 2023. 72M people plan to drive this Thanksgiving holiday while gas prices are comparatively lower to what they were in 2023. Air travel is expected to set records as well with about 5.84 million people flying domestically for the holiday. Up 11% over 2019. Cruises are getting in on the action with increases, nearly 2.3 million people have opted to take a cruise during the Thanksgiving holiday period.