AAA expects record-setting travel numbers for Thanksgiving 2024 with an estimated 79.9 million travelers, up 2% from the previous record set last year. Here's what to know Tuesday before hitting the road later this week for the holiday.

What To Know:AAA attributes the staggering number of travelers to economic growth, declining inflation and strong income gains, which it sees boosting consumer spending by 4.6% compared to last Thanksgiving.

"We expect to see record travel numbers across the board," saidDebbie Haas, vice president of Travel for AAA – The Auto Club Group.

"With more people taking to the roads, skies, rails and...