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Record-low travel projected for Memorial Day weekend - Las Vegas Review Journal
As most of the nation remains under some stage of stay-at-home orders as result of the coronavirus pandemic, AAA is not issuing a Memorial Day travel forecast for the first time in 20 years.
With fewer people on the nation’s roads, popular destinations such as Las Vegas’ resort corridor still shut down and surrounding states such as California and their popular attractions closed, AAA does not anticipate an influx of traffic in the area or across the country.
“Last year, 43 million Americans traveled for Memorial Day Weekend — the second-highest travel volume on record since AAA began tracking holiday travel volumes in 2000,” Sergio Avila, AAA Nevada spokesman, said in a statement. “With physical distancing guidelines still in practice, this holiday weekend’s travel volume is likely to set a record low.”
As most of the nation remains under some stage of stay-at-home orders as result of the coronavirus pandemic, AAA is not issuing a Memorial Day travel forecast for the first time in 20 years.
With fewer people on the nation’s roads, popular destinations such as Las Vegas’ resort corridor still shut down and surrounding states such as California and their popular attractions closed, AAA does not anticipate an influx of traffic in the area or across the country.
“Last year, 43 million Americans traveled for Memorial Day Weekend — the second-highest travel volume on record since AAA began tracking holiday travel volumes in 2000,” Sergio Avila, AAA Nevada spokesman, said in a statement. “With physical distancing guidelines still in practice, this holiday weekend’s travel volume is likely to set a record low.”