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Heavy Travel Expected All Weekend in Maryland

November 26th, 2021 by WCBC Radio

One of the busiest travel periods of the year is officially here. It actually began Wednesday with people are hitting the road or jetting off in a plane to enjoy their Thanksgiving festivities with loved ones, and experts tell us this year things are looking up. “Here in Maryland, we are looking at 1.1 million Marylander’s who will be taking to the skies, taking to the roads, the vast majority of travelers will be driving to their holiday destinations,” Ragina Ali, Manager, Public and Government Affairs for AAA Mid-Atlantic, said. The pandemic shifted the way people travel and how safe they feel traveling, but Ali said this year they’re seeing pent-up demand.