- AAA (Triple A) predicts a record number of travelers will be hitting the roads this Memorial Day weekend, with over 3.6 million people across the Midwest traveling 50 miles or more.
- This marks the second-highest level of Memorial Day holiday travel since 2000. On Monday, AAA estimated the average gallon of normal unleaded gas at $3.44.
- This is a cent lower than last week, when prices rose early before falling, and three cents higher than Memorial Day weekend last year.
- Families can expect similar costs to last year, with the average price for a round-trip domestic flight up two percent from last year.