AAA projects that 6.54 million people from the West North Central Region*, which includes Nebraska and Iowa, will travel at least 50 miles from home during the Thanksgiving holiday period, which runs from Tuesday, November 25 to Monday, December 1. This marks a 1.8% increase over last year and continues the growing trend for Thanksgiving travel in the region. *West North Central (WNC): IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD Nationwide, AAA expects 81.8 million Americans to travel for Thanksgiving. That’s an increase of 1.6 million travelers compared to 2024.