Wheels Pulse: News and Notes for Nov. 22, 2015

Holiday-themed rail excursions are popping up all over the U.S., providing some great, wholesome family entertainment. Trips include cuisine, stories and Christmas cheer, plus Santa himself will be along for the ride — click to find out more.

Stalwart North American bus company Greyhound is predicting that more than 500,000 passengers will be using its services during Thanksgiving week. To make the experience as smooth as possible, Greyhound recommends arriving early at the departure point and using its BusTracker app for up-to-the minute info.

The results of AAA’s annual Thanksgiving travel study forecasts that 46.9 million Americans will be traveling for Turkey Day. Of those, almost 42 million people will travel via road trip. Both numbers are up from last year. Why the increase? Click to find out.

There are a prodigious number of “travel tips” articles that come out around the holidays, but this one is different — TravelPulse’s Rich Thomaselli presents an elegant, unified plan for Thanksgiving travel success. Click to get the details, but here's a preview: pack the car the night before.

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