With them, however, comes extensive travel, starting the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and wrapping up a little after the New Year's Day. With close to 2 million Arizonans flying or driving for this initial holiday weekend, AAA has offered a set of tips to help make the journey a little bet less stressful.

A weak storm system will bring elevated winds, along with a few rain and snow showers to parts of Arizona ahead of Thanksgiving.

Next week is expected to be historically busy at airports and on freeways in Phoenix and across the nation as 80 million people plan to travel for Thanksgiving, AAA predicts. Why it matters: Travelers,

Does Arizona have any Thanksgiving traditions? More than you'd think, with an old-fashioned parade, a turkey trot race and ASU-U of A football.

More than 71 million Americans are expected to hit the highways this Thanksgiving week, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety is making driver safety a priority.

Just days before Thanksgiving, airports are already seeing the holiday rush. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) estimates more than 18 million people will be traveling this Thanksgiving, and they said they’re prepared.

Holiday travelers will find they are in good company this Thanksgiving holiday, as a record number of Americans are expected to travel by car, air, rail or cruise ship.