Thanksgiving weekend travel poised to approach pre-Covid levels
by Victoria Bekiempis in New York from on (#5SCKA)
Industry expects 53.4 million people to travel over long weekend, versus 47.1 million last year
Thanksgiving holiday travel in the US is expected to reach near pre-pandemic levels, with industry insiders predicting that 53.4 million people will hit the road over the long weekend, compared with 47.1 million in 2020, the largest year-on-year increase since 2005.
The travel boom comes amid rising Covid cases, as public health authorities fear another winter surge.
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