hitting the road and taking to the skies, making it one of the busiest holiday seasons we’ve seen in a while.<\/span><\/p>\nRecord-Breaking Skies and Busy Highways<\/b><\/h2>\n
Whether you’re planning to<\/span> travel<\/span> by land or air, you’ll be joining a massive wave of 55.4 million people who have similar plans. With more than 49 million Americans expected to drive, and airports preparing for a historic rush, it\u2019s clear that the travel bug has bitten the nation hard this year.<\/span><\/p>\nChanging Travel Trends Post-Pandemic<\/b><\/h2>\n
The post-pandemic landscape has transformed how we travel. The rise of hybrid and remote work schedules has given many the flexibility to extend their holiday excursions. No longer confined to the typical five-day travel window, Americans are spreading out their travel times, potentially easing some congestion but still contributing to the overall travel volume.<\/span><\/p>\nAirlines Prepare for Unprecedented Passenger Volumes<\/b><\/h2>\n
Airlines aren’t taking this surge lightly, with expectations of record traffic and preparations for a flurry of holiday flyers. American, Delta, and United are gearing up to transport a staggering number of passengers, surpassing last year’s numbers and setting new records.<\/span><\/p>\nNavigating the Thanksgiving Travel Tide<\/b><\/h2>\n
With the Sunday after Thanksgiving pegged as the busiest air travel day of the year, and the Wednesday before as the peak for road traffic, strategizing your travel times could save you from the worst of the congestion. Early morning travel on these days is your best bet for a smoother journey.<\/span><\/p>\nThis holiday season, while a time of joy and gathering, is also a time of significant movement. With a bit of planning and patience, you can navigate the busy travel landscape and make it to your Thanksgiving destination with ease. Safe travels!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":168650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[408],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-168649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}