AAA projects 119.3 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the year end holiday period from Saturday, December 21st to Wednesday, January 1st. This year’s domestic travel projection narrowly surpasses the previous record set in 2019 by 64 thousand travelers. nearly 90% of holiday travelers will be driving to their destinations. Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year, so the highways and airports are going to be very busy on the weekends before and after the holidays.