Nearly 80 million people will pack up and travel 50-plus miles over the Thanksgiving holiday, setting a record and exceeding pre-pandemic travel, AAA says.

Thanksgiving is often a popular time for travel and, according to newly-released projections from AAA, this year is poised to be another busy holiday period, with 79.9 million expected to travel.

A record 80 million Americans are expected to travel for Thanksgiving this year, according to AAA projections. The big picture: That's an increase of 1.7 million people from last year's record-shattering figure.