Nov 20, 2024

Thanksgiving Travel Expected To Set Record

Posted Nov 20, 2024 9:24 PM

(Radio Iowa) - Triple-A Iowa spokesman, Brian Ortner says the Thanksgiving holiday travel forecast is showing projected all-time highs for travel nationally and within our region.

The west north-central region includes Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Missouri, and South Dakota, along with Iowa. Ortner says travel will surpass what we saw prior to the pandemic.

There were about six-point-three million total travelers back in 2019 and it's projects at six-point-four this year across the region