AAA predicts 6 million Illinois residents will travel at least 50 miles away from home during the holiday season. That is 117,633 more people than the previous record. According to AAA, consumer spending has risen nearly 5% as inflation has gone down and employment has gone up, contributing to the larger number of travelers this year.

The American Automobile Association expects a record-breaking number of travelers for the 2024 end-of-year travel period. Here's what we know:

During the year-end holiday stretch, almost 120 million people will travel at least 50 miles from their homes, AAA said.

Wisconsinites are expected to travel in record numbers for the year-end holiday period – from Dec. 21 to Jan. 1.

The American Auto Association predicts Illinoisans will travel in record numbers over the holidays, impacting travel time. According to AAA, they predict 6 million Illinoisans will travel 50 or more miles from home between Dec.

According to AAA, this year's domestic travel projection narrowly surpasses the previous record set in 2019 by 64,000 travelers. AAA expects an additional 3 million travelers this holiday season compa

Much like Thanksgiving, holiday travel through the year-end holidays is expected to be record-breaking. AAA projects 119.3 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Dec. 21 and Jan. 1, which is about 64,000 more than the current record set in 2019.

AAA released its final travel forecast for 2024, projecting that more than 3.8 million Michiganders will travel over the year-end holiday season.