PORTLAND -- Americans who had to cancel getaways and get-togethers last year because of the pandemic are making up for lost time this holiday season. AAA is projecting that 4.25 million New Englanders - a 35 percent increase from 2020 - will travel 50 miles or more as they hit the road, board airplanes or take other transportation out of town between Dec. 23 and Jan. 2.

Nationally more than 109 million people — an almost 34 percent increase from 2020 — will travel. That dramatic bounce-back — 27.7 million more people traveling — will bring this year’s numbers to 92 percent of 2019 levels. Airlines will see a 184 percent increase from last year.

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