AAA is predicting about 45.1 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over this Memorial Day holiday period from, Thursday May 22nd to Monday May 26th. This year’s domestic travel forecast is an increase of 1.4 million travelers compared to 2024 and sets a new Memorial Day weekend record. The previous record was set in 2005 with 44 million people. Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to the summer travel season.