Beach cams: Your virtual getaway without the traffic

Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of the summer vacation season, when Triangle residents head for the beach or mountains.

After a pandemic lockdown limited travel in 2020, more than 37 million people nationwide are expected to make a trip this year, according to data from AAA. Most of them will go by car, which means increased traffic on Interstate 40 east and west through North Carolina, and on Interstate 95 as travelers head from the crowded northeast to beaches to the south.

Air travel, which has been increasing in each weekend since March and widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, is expected to reach 2.5 million travelers, according to AAA.