Yes, it's time to pack your patience because the summer travel season is officially here. This Memorial Day weekend is shaping up to be one for the record books with more than 40 million Americans hitting the road during the unofficial kickoff of the summer travel season.
According to AAA, 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a seven-percent increase from last year.
This means highways, airports, trains and planes are all going to be packed to the gills with people—many of whom maybe traveling for the first time in a while and stress levels for people trying to get from one place to another will be high.
If you are traveling this weekend or at any time throughout the summer, brace yourself for long lines, delays, staff shortages, cancelations, screaming kids and frazzled adults. If you leave prepared to deal with the worst, these problems will seem all the more manageable.
Travelers can also take matters into their own hands by protecting their trips with travel insurance and working with a travel agent to help manage any issues that come their way. One of the best ways to ensure you are putting your best foot forward is to have someone there to advocate on your behalf. Travel agents and travel insurance companies can work with you to re-book canceled flights, compensate you for lost luggage and help you maintain your cool during what is promised to be one of the busiest summer travel seasons ever.
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