AAA is predicting that nearly 47 million U.S. residents will travel at least 50 miles away from home during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The figure, 46.9 million, is a 0.6 percent increase compared to 2014 travel in the Thanksgiving period, which is defined as the Wednesday through Sunday surrounding the holiday. The auto club said this year will see the highest number of Thanksgiving travelers since 2007 if the prediction is accurate. AAA attributed part of the predicted increase to lower gas prices, which it said are nearly 71 cents cheaper per gallon on average across the country than they were at this time last year.