A record 3.7 million Georgia travelers projected for the holidays

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is photographed on Friday, July 19, 2024, after a communications outage caused grounded flights and delays for thousands of passengers. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

This story was updated on Dec. 12, 2024, at 3:44 p.m.

Around 3.7 million Georgians will travel during the holidays this year, breaking the end-of-year traveling record for the state.

The AAA projects that the number of residents who will travel at least 50 miles from home from Dec. 21 to Jan. 1 this year will beat last year’s record of 3.6 million.