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Memorial Day Trips at 10-Year High Point to Busy Vacation Season

About 37.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming holiday weekend, the most in 10 years, according to AAA.
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By Anna-Louise Jackson

May 19, 2015 at 9:00 AM UTC

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Memorial Day could kick off a busy summer for travel, as low gasoline prices and an improving job market are fueling vacation-planning.

About 37.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the upcoming holiday weekend, the most in 10 years, according to AAA, based in Heathrow, Florida. This 4.7 percent projected increase from 2014 includes trips by car, air, cruise, train and bus in the May 21-25 period.