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MotorHome, November 25, 2002
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The AAA estimates that 35.9 million Americans will take a trip 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving holiday. This figure is 1.7 percent higher than the 35.3 million who traveled last year. A total of 30.8 million people plan to go by motor vehicle, a nearly 1 percent increase from a year ago.
Overall, 86 percent of holiday travelers will go by motor vehicle -- down slightly from the 87 percent a year ago, the highest percentage of road travel ever recorded by AAA.
Motorists will find the nationwide average price of gasoline at $1.458 per gallon, up more than one penny from last month and about 25 cents higher than last year's pre-Thanksgiving price.
The greatest number of Thanksgiving auto travelers will originate in the Southeast with 8.8 million, followed by the West with 6.8 million; Midwest, 6.7 million; Great Lakes, 6.1 million; and Northeast, 2.4 million.
Travelers plan on visiting the following destinations during the Thanksgiving holiday: city, 39 percent; town/rural areas, 34 percent; ocean/beach, 9 percent; mountain area, 5 percent; state/national park, 2 percent; lake area, 2 percent; theme/amusement park, 1 percent; and other, 8 percent. Overnight plans include: cabin/condo, 6 percent; camper/trailer/RV or tent, 3 percent; and other, 2 percent.
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