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Facts about holiday travel this Memorial Day weekend:
CROWDS
— AAA predicts 37.2 million Americans will go more than 50 miles from home.
— The organization says 31 million people are traveling by car.
— About 4.2 million are predicted to get on airplanes.
— And 1.9 million will take buses, trains and boats.
CARS — BY REGION
— The greatest number of people on the road are coming from the West, according to AAA.
— About 7.4 million car travelers are leaving from the West.
— About 6.7 million will be from the Southeast.
— About 6.6 million from the Midwest.
— About 5.8 million from the Northeast.
— About 4.6 million from the Great Lakes.
WHERE ARE PEOPLE GOING?
— Cities – 25%
— Small towns and rural areas – 23%
— Ocean/beach – 15%
— Mountains – 11%
— Lakes – 10%
— State/National parks – 5%
— Amusement parks – 1%
GAS PRICES
— Average about $2.15 a gallon.
— That’s 15 cents higher than last year’s Memorial Day. But it’s down 9 cents from last month.
OTHER COSTS
— Flights this weekend cost about 10% less (on average) than last year.
— Hotel rooms cost 10% more than last year.