Talking turkey: Thanksgiving travelers set to clog skies and roads in historically busy travel season

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times of the year in the United States as families across the country gather to celebrate the holiday.

People will take to the roads and airports in droves over the next week, with travel analysts predicting more people will be traveling for the holiday than last year. From Wednesday through Sunday, AAA predicts 55.4 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home.