Expected Increase In Thanksgiving Travel

(West Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – It promises to be a busy Thanksgiving travel period throughout New England and around the country.
AAA says 49 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles to their holiday destination this year.  That includes slightly less than 2.2 million in New England for a 2.4 percent increase over last year.
Nationally, travel is expected to be up by around 2 percent from 2015.
Economic factors and a slight drop in gasoline prices are a cou