Thanksgiving is routinely pushed aside to give the more commercial Christmas an early start, but this quintessential American holiday holds deep ties on the national psyche.

Since the Pilgrims gathered at Plymouth Rock in 1621 to express gratitude for their passage from the old world to the new and for the harvest that sustained them, Thanksgiving has been a day of fellowship with family and friends and 2025 is no exception.

This Thanksgiving is projected to be the heaviest travel holiday in U.S. history according to AAA, with nearly 82 million people journeying more than 50 miles from home to observe the holiday.

By auto and airplane, travel for Thanksgiving is as traditional as turkey and dressing. By all accounts by whatever mode, Thanksgiving travel is a hassle we willingly accept f

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