With a cautious eye on economic recovery more Americans intend to travel this year for Thanksgiving than last year. AAA projects 38.4 million Americans will travel a distance of 50 miles or more away from home throughout Thanksgiving weekend, a 1.4 percent increase over last year when 37.8 million traveled for the holiday.

Overall, the numbers show an even greater number of people who plan on driving (86% of all travelers) which reflects a growing public dissatisfaction with air travel. Fewer flights, higher costs for airfares, frequent delays in increased fees have a record number of Americans opting for other means of travel. This year only 6 percent of travelers said they will travel by air and that exemplifies a 10-year trend in which air travel, as part of total Thanksgiving travel, has declined substantially. since 2000, the number of air travel, as part of Thanksgiving weekend has dropped by 62 percent. For those planning to fly, additional airline information and updates may be found at AAA.com/airfares

In Florida it is projected that 1,793,000 will travel by auto and 140,000 will travel by air for a projected total of 2.1 million travelers.

Source: AAA Auto Club South