Nearly 30 Percent of Americans Will Travel this Holiday Season
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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Nearly 30 percent of Americans are expected to take a trip this holiday season, says the Automobile Association of America.
About 94.5 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home. That figure is an increase of 0.6 percent from 2012. The number of Americans traveling during the holiday season has risen each of the last four years, and 2013 would mark the fifth consecutive year.
AAA defines the “holiday period” as beginning on Dec. 21 and ending on Jan. 1.
Nearly 86 percent of travelers, AAA says, will make their trip via car. Meanwhile, air travel is expected to decline from 5.61 million last year to 5.53 million this year.
AAA expects to rescue 3.76 million motorists during the holiday season, with most of those related to dead batteries, flat tires and people getting locked out of their cars.
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