AAA Projects Memorial Day Travel Will Match 2002 Levels.Business Editors/Travel Writers ORLANDO Orlando, city, United States Orlando (ôrlăn`dō), city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2003 Despite continued economic sluggishness and lingering lin·ger v. lin·gered, lin·ger·ing, lin·gers v.intr. 1. To be slow in leaving, especially out of reluctance; tarry. See Synonyms at stay1. 2. effects of the war in Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. , Americans will travel this Memorial Day holiday in numbers in numbered parts; as, a book published in numbers. See also: Number equal to last year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. . AAA estimates that 35 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, up a slight 0.1 percent from last year. Approximately 29.4 million travelers (84 percent of all holiday travelers) expect to go by motor vehicle, a 0.3 percent increase from the 29.3 million who drove a year ago. Another 3.9 million (11 percent of holiday travelers) plan to travel by airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. , down 2.5 percent from last Memorial Day. A projected 1.7 million vacationers (5 percent) will go by train, bus, or other mode of transportation, unchanged from a year ago. "Given conditions just two months ago with the U.S. at war, record-high gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by prices and dismal dis·mal adj. 1. Causing gloom or depression; dreary: dismal weather; took a dismal view of the economy. 2. consumer confidence, AAA is encouraged to see holiday travel return to 2002 levels," said AAA Travel Vice President Sandra sandra (sänˑ·dr  ),adj Hughes. "The 20-cent-per-gallon average drop from March's record-high gas prices will certainly help the nearly 30 million Americans driving to their Memorial Day destination." The greatest number of Memorial Day auto travelers will originate in Verb 1. originate in - come from stem - grow out of, have roots in, originate in; "The increase in the national debt stems from the last war" the West with 7.1 million, followed by the Southeast, 6.5 million; Midwest Midwest or Middle West, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and the upper-middle Mississippi valley. It is a somewhat imprecise term that has been applied to the northern section of the land between the Appalachians , 6.1 million; Northeast, 5.4 million; and Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). , 4.4 million. The West is expected to produce the largest number of air travelers with 1.3 million, followed by the Midwest with 1.0 million; Southeast, 700,000; Northeast, 500,000; and Great Lakes, 400,000. Oceans and beaches top the list of preferred destinations this holiday with 25 percent of travel volume. Towns and rural areas share the top spot, also with 25 percent, followed by cities, 14 percent; lakes, 10 percent; mountains, 8 percent; theme/amusement parks, 4 percent; and state/national parks, 3 percent. Another 10 percent responded with other, and 1 percent said they didn't did·n't Contraction of did not. didn't did not didn't do know. Of the total Memorial Day travelers, 37 percent expect to stay at a hotel/motel and another 27 percent will stay with friends or relatives. Other overnight plans include: camper/trailer/RV/tent, 12 percent; cabin/condo, 13 percent; other 8 percent; and no overnight stay or didn't know, 3 percent. Research for Memorial Day travel is based on a national telephone survey of 1,300 adults by the Travel Industry Association of American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of , which conducts special research for AAA. As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides its members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit Not-for-profit An organization established for charitable, humanitarian, or educational purposes that is exempt from some taxes and in which no one in profits or losses. , fully-tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers.
Projected Number of Memorial Day, 2003 Travelers
By Automobile/Truck/RV
By Census Region of Residence(a)
2003 2003
2003 Percent Number of Auto 2002-2003
Population Traveling Travelers Percent
(Millions) by Auto (Millions) Change
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Total United States 282.8 10.4% 29.4 0.3%
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Northeast 53.2 10.2% 5.4 1.7%
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Southeast 69.5 9.4% 6.5 0.8%
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Great Lakes 44.8 9.8% 4.4 1.6%
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Midwest 50.9 12.0% 6.1 -0.5%
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West 64.4 11.0% 7.1 -0.9%
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Projected Number of Memorial Day, 2003 Travelers
By Air
By Census Region of Residence(a)
2003 2003
2003 Percent Number of Air 2002-2003
Population Traveling Travelers Percent
(Millions) by Air (Millions) Change
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Total United States 282.8 1.4% 3.9 -2.5%
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Northeast 53.2 0.9% 0.5 -0.4%
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Southeast 69.5 1.0% 0.7 -1.3%
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Great Lakes 44.8 0.9% 0.4 -2.7%
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Midwest 50.9 2.0% 1.0 -5.5%
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West 64.4 2.0% 1.3 -0.8%
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(a) NORTHEAST: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania; SOUTHEAST: South Atlantic:
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia,
Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West
Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Tennessee; GREAT LAKES: East North Central:
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin; MIDWEST:
West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota; West South Central:
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas; WEST: Mountain:
Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,
Wyoming, Utah; Pacific: Washington, Oregon, California.
Source: Travel Industry Association of AAA
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