"ABC NEWS LIVE". >> IT'S MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND >> IT'S MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IS FORECASTED TO BE ONE OF IS FORECASTED TO BE ONE OF THE BUSIEST FOR TRAVEL SINCE THE BUSIEST FOR TRAVEL SINCE 2000. 2000. HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT BY THE HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT BY THE NUMBERS. NUMBERS. THIRTY SEVEN MILLION THIRTY SEVEN MILLION AMERICANS WILL HIT THE ROAD AMERICANS WILL HIT THE ROAD THIS WEEKEND. THIS WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO AAA. ACCORDING TO AAA. THAT'S A SIX PERCENT INCREASE THAT'S A SIX PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. FROM LAST YEAR. WHILE ROAD TRAVEL IS UP FROM WHILE ROAD TRAVEL IS UP FROM LAST YEAR, IT'S STILL ABOUT LAST YEAR, IT'S STILL ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BELOW FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BELOW PREPEND. PREPEND. MAKE LEVELS. MAKE LEVELS. AIR TRAVEL IS UP 11% FROM LAST AIR TRAVEL IS UP 11% FROM LAST YEAR, EXCEEDING PRE PANDEMIC YEAR, EXCEEDING PRE PANDEMIC LEVELS. LEVELS. THE TSA SCREENED MORE THAN THE TSA SCREENED MORE THAN TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND PASSENGERS FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND PASSENGERS YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY. THAT'S THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE THAT'S THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE 2019. 2019. AND THEY'RE BRACING FOR EVEN AND THEY'RE BRACING FOR EVEN MORE TODAY. MORE TODAY. AND AIRFARES ARE UP TO LAST AND AIRFARES ARE UP TO LAST MINUTE. MINUTE. DOMESTIC TICKETS AVERAGED DOMESTIC TICKETS AVERAGED TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE DOLLARS FOR THE HOLIDAY THREE DOLLARS FOR THE HOLIDAY AND A TICKET TO EUROPE AND A TICKET TO EUROPE IS COSTING THIRTEEN HUNDRED IS COSTING THIRTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS ON AVERAGE, ACCORDING DOLLARS ON AVERAGE, ACCORDING TO ONLINE BOOKING AGENT OPPER. TO ONLINE BOOKING AGENT OPPER. THAT'S 50% MORE THAN LAST YEAR. THAT'S 50% MORE THAN LAST YEAR. TOP DESTINATIONS FOR FLIGHTS TOP DESTINATIONS FOR FLIGHTS ARE LAS VEGAS AND SAN JUAN , ARE LAS VEGAS AND SAN JUAN , PUERTO RICO. PUERTO RICO. ONE BIT OF GOOD NEWS. ONE BIT OF GOOD NEWS. HOTEL COSTS FOR THE HOLIDAY HOTEL COSTS FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND ARE DOWN SIX PERCENT WEEKEND ARE DOWN SIX PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR, AVERAGING ABOUT FROM LAST YEAR, AVERAGING ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND NINE DOLLARS TWO HUNDRED AND NINE DOLLARS A NIGHT. A NIGHT. TOP U.S. DESTINATIONS FOR TOP U.S. DESTINATIONS FOR HOTELS ARE NEW YORK , MIAMI HOTELS ARE NEW YORK , MIAMI AND ORLANDO, AND A RENTAL AND ORLANDO, AND A RENTAL CAR WILL COST YOU A BIT LESS. CAR WILL COST YOU A BIT LESS. PRICES ARE DOWN SEVENTEEN PRICES ARE DOWN SEVENTEEN PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR, PERCENT FROM LAST YEAR, AVERAGING