Despite rising gas prices, Memorial Day travel is forecast to set a new record this year. Triple-A projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between May 21st and the 25th for the Memorial Day holiday. Most of those, an estimated 39-point-one million, are expected to drive to their destinations.
As it stands now, Triple-A puts the nationwide average for a gallon of regular unleaded gas at four-dollars and 50-cents – up from three-17 per gallon around the same time last year.