AAA: More people will hit the road this Labor Day weekend

AAA projects the number of Americans traveling this Labor Day holiday weekend will increase 9.9 percent from 2009, with about 34.4 million travelers taking a trip at least 50 miles away from home.

Last year, 31.3 million Americans traveled during the Labor Day holiday.

On the local front, about 1.4 million Ohioans will travel this holiday. Of those traveling, 1.3 million will be driving, 35,500 anticipate flying to their destination, and 52,000 will be traveling by an alternative form of transportation (boat, bus, motorcycle or train), according to the AAA.