More Americans are ready to travel for Memorial Day but high gas prices and airfares will force them to cut back on activities like dining and gambling. That’s the holiday travel forecast from AAA. The auto club predicts that nearly 35 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more over the long holiday weekend. That’s slightly more people than a year ago but less than the 35.3 million who traveled over Memorial Day in 2007, before the onset of the recession. The auto club says 30.9 million people will travel by car and nearly 3 million by air. Median trip spending is estimated at $692. About 31% will go towards fuel and other transportation costs.
AAA foresees slight pickup in Memorial Day travel
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