Traveling Is Yet One More Holiday Tradition
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Fuse/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Will you be home for Christmas? How about Hanukkah?
The Jewish festival of lights kicks off Wednesday and with Christmas a week from Thursday, a lot of folks are preparing to head out to be with family or friends or maybe just escape to a vacation destination.
Although most plan to stick around, TripAdvisor says that one in three Americans will do some form of traveling over the next couple of weeks.
Of those on the roads or in the air, 72 percent have Christmas plans while another 42 percent will travel for New Year’s Eve celebrations.
The Hanukkah travelers account for about four percent of Americans spending their holiday elsewhere.
TripAdvisor say that 27 percent of all travelers plan to see family with three-quarters offered accommodations by their relatives. The rest plan to stay in a hotel.
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