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Record holiday travel expected before New Year's Day

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71% Informative

AAA predicts 119 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Saturday and New Year’s Day .

Airlines for America expects 54 million passengers during a 19-day period that started Thursday and ends Monday, Jan. 6 .

The slowest U.S. air-travel day this year — by a wide margin — was Thanksgiving Day .

A government shutdown could occur if Congress doesn’t pass a funding bill with a midnight Friday deadline.

AAA advises travelers to “continue with their holiday plans, even if the shutdown materializes,” AAA says.

Early 2025 is a good time to start planning next year’s trips, including for spring breaks and summer vacations.

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78

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semi-formal

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English

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46

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short-lived

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