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Nearly 2.8 million of those people will about 220,000 will travel by air, and abouty 189,000 will take a bus or AAA said the July 4th holiday is typically the busiestg time of year for auto travel since nearly all school-aged childre are out of school and, as a result, parent s are more apt to take famil y vacations. Nationwide, the number of American traveling for the weekend will also decline about 2 percent compared with the same holida y weekendlast year. The drop in travep isn’t as steep as it has Last year, 38 million Americans traveled during the July 4 a 10.5 percent decline compared with the same weekend in 2007.
“Many Americans remain cautious about the outlook for their personal finances, and these attitudex are reflected in the slight declinee in travel we are forecasting for the upcoming holidahy weekend,” AAA President and CEO Robertf Darbelnet said. “Those who do vacationh this summer will find a plethora of attractivde discounts and special offers resulting in some outstandinfgvacation values. If you can afford to go, this summef is a smart time to Nationwide, air travel is expected to increase asairfareds decline, a rebound from last year.
Travelers will spendc an averageof $1,150 and travel an average distance of 614 According to AAA, the decline in leisure travel is due to ongoingv uncertainty about the economh and the direction of Recent rises in gasoline prices may also contributde to the decisions to limit holiday plans, although the impact of gas prices remainsa minimal, AAA officials said. AAA’s projections are based on researc h conductedby , and travel figures come from the ongoingf travel panel database of .
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