which would make this Thanksgiving the busiest Thanksgiving travel period on record, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA also noted that the busiest days of that travel period will be the Tuesday and Wednesday leading up to ...

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.

Around 18.3 million people are expected to clear TSA checkpoints between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2, according to the agency.