U.S. Thanksgiving Travel to Rise 0.7% on More Car Travel

U.S. travel during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend will rise a fourth straight year, gaining 0.7 percent from 2011, as trips by automobile rise even as airplane trips decline, AAA said today.

About 43.6 million people will journey 50 miles or more from home this year, up from 43.3 million last year, the nation’s biggest motoring organization said in a statement. The increase would be the smallest since 2009, AAA said.