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Memorial Day weekend travel begins as tens of millions expected to fly and drive

Name: Memorial Day weekend travel begins as tens of millions expected to fly and drive
Uploaded: 2026-05-21T08:09:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 9 s
Description: Millions of Americans are beginning their travel ahead of Memorial Day weekend, marking the unofficial start of the summer travel season. A record-breaking 45 million people are expected to travel between Thursday and Monday, according to AAA. Kris Van Cleave has more.

Millions of Americans are beginning their travel ahead of Memorial Day weekend, marking the unofficial start of the summer travel season. A record-breaking 45 million people are expected to travel between Thursday and Monday, according to AAA. Kris Van Cleave has more.