Americans Staying Home For Holidays
AAA Says Holiday Travel To Decline By 2 Percent
POSTED: 7:51 pm PST December 18,
2008
UPDATED: 8:03 pm PST December 18,
2008
LAS VEGAS -- More Americans plan on staying home this holiday season.According to AAA, holiday travel will decline by 2 percent because of the economy.It said nearly 64 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles during the Christmas-New Year’s period.Air travel is also expected to take a hit. About 8 million people are expected to fly the friendly skies over the same period.
Previous Stories:
- December 4, 2008: Air Traffic Down 12.8 Percent For Oct.
- December 2, 2008: McCarran Sees Year Of Declining Travel
- November 21, 2008: AAA: Less People Traveling For Holiday
- August 25, 2008: AAA: Fewer People On Road For Labor Day
- August 21, 2008: McCarran Airport Travel Falling
- June 27, 2008: Survey: Fewer People Traveling For July 4th
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