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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Thanksgiving Travel Stats

November 26, 2014 By Andrew Maxwell 1 Comment

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John Candy and Steve Martin in a burned-out car from a scene from planes trains and automobiles, referencing Thanksgiving travel

photo by flix66.com

Whether you’re a shower curtain ring salesperson or a CEO of a large corporation, you’re probably making your way home for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving is the busiest travel holiday of the year in the US. Thanksgiving travel largely gets underway on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is one of the most important holidays of the year. Did you know that there are 37 places in the US named Plymouth? Thanksgiving holiday travel can be a logistics nightmare given the time of year.

Thanksgiving Travel Stats

  • 46.3 million Americans travel for Thanksgiving.
  • Most will travel 50 miles or more from home.
  • Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday through Sunday (with both Wednesday and Sunday being the busiest).
  • 41.3 million people will travel by automobile.
  • 3.55 million Americans will opt to travel home by air.
  • Amtrak expects to carry between 150,000 to 200,000 passengers on the busiest travel day, Wednesday.
  • John Candy and Steve Martin walking with a trunk in a scene from planes trains and automobiles referencing Thanksgiving travel

    photo by exclaim.ca

    The average distance traveled for Thanksgiving will be 549 miles roundtrip.

  • Americans will spend an average of $573 during Thanksgiving.
  • The average age of Thanksgiving travelers is just under 34 years.

In many parts of the US travel logistic managers have to contend with nasty weather. However, in the end, we have to thank the many men and women responsible to get us all safely home for the holiday. Whether your Thanksgiving travel consist of plane, train or automobile we wish you and your family the very best this Thanksgiving.

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About Andrew Maxwell

Andrew is an entrepreneur who focuses on customer service and is respected for his attention to detail. His hospitality career began in hotels, working his way through various food and beverage positions. From there he excelled in hotel operations, holding several managerial positions including Senior Operations Manager with Canada's largest hotel.

Andrew's financial acumen and his ability to develop and enhance his companies business strategies helped propel his full service destination management company (DMC) into one of the largest databases of online resources for the meetings and events industry in North America.

He has a well established online presence. By networking on the top social media platforms Andrew has developed a large, organic, following.

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