Gas prices not stopping Memorial Day travelers
Published May 16, 2008 by CSBJ Staff
Seemingly undeterred by high gas prices, the number of people in western states who plan to travel 50 or more miles away from their homes this Memorial Day is expected to only decrease by 0.01 percent.
AAA estimates that 9.148 million people in the western segment of the United States will travel 50 or more miles away from home for Memorial Day weekend, compared to 9.155 million during 2007.
Nationally, AAA estimates 37.87 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles away from home, a decrease of 360,000 or 0.09 percent.
Air, hotel and rental car bookings with AAA Colorado’s travel agency are only slightly lower for Memorial Day and summer travel compared to 2007.
Research for Memorial Day weekend holiday travel projections are derived from the Travel Industry Association Holiday Travel Forecast Model, which was developed based on consumer travel intentions and the TIA’s quarterly travel forecast data.
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