MADISON — More than 816,000 Wisconsin residents are expected to travel at least 50 miles over Memorial Day weekend, a near-record number, according to AAA. Approximately 30,000 more Wisconsinites are expected to travel during the 2024 long weekend compared to last year, second only to the all-time high set in 2019.
This reflects national trends, with the number of people traveling for weekend getaways expected to increase by 4% compared to last year.
Wisconsin residents primarily travel by car (734,106), followed by airplane (42,617), and other travel (40,190).
“Memorial Day will be the start of a very busy summer of travel,” said Debbie Haas, vice president of travel for AAA (Auto Club Group). “U.S. travel is projected to exceed pre-pandemic levels, making it the busiest Memorial Day weekend in nearly 20 years. Consumers are strongly interested in traveling abroad.Interest in traveling abroad is at its highest level in recent years. ”
Car travel is expected to set records across the U.S., with approximately 38.4 million people traveling by car over Memorial Day weekend, the most on any given holiday since AAA began tracking it in 2000. was the highest number.
