COVID-19 has undermined the accuracy of economic data AAA uses to predict how many Americans will travel over the Memorial Day weekend. For two decades, the American Automobile Association (AAA) has engaged in an annual ritual: predicting how many Americans will travel over the Memorial Day holiday weekend – long considered the unofficial start of the summer travel season. AAA reported last week that, for the first time in 20 years, it will refrain from issuing a Memorial Day forecast. The organization pointed out that COVID-19 has undermined the accuracy of the economic data upon which it relies to make the travel projection. It added that anecdotal reports suggest fewer people will hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, citing a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that Americans avoid nonessential travel. Given international travel restrictions, AAA expects that vacationers will focus on local and regional U.S. […]