More than 1 million Washingtonians will take to the road and air starting this weekend, getting an early start on the Thanksgiving holiday, AAA Mid-Atlantic predicts.

Thanksgiving travel will be up 4 percent over last year in the region and nationwide, despite a 20 percent increase in the price of airline tickets and a 50-cent-per-gallon increase in gas prices, AAA reported. Six of every 10 travelers told the travel group that the economy wouldn’t derail their holiday plans.