AAA Texas Expects Labor Day Travel to Increase Slightly Despite Record High Gas Prices; Top Travel Destinations for Texans.Energy Editors/Business Editors/Automotive Writers/Travel Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2003 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. Texas expects Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. travel to increase slightly despite 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. In all, 2.52 million Texans plan to take a trip 50 miles or more from home this Labor Day holiday, up less than one percent from 2.50 million estimated to have traveled last year. Of those traveling, 2.3 million are expected to drive compared to 2.26 million in 2002. About 130,000 Texans plan to go by air, up more than five percent from 123,866 from a year ago, while 126,000 will travel by train, bus or take a cruise compared to 117,688 last year. "Gas prices are expected to rise through the end of the Labor Day weekend and then slowly go down," said Rose Rougeau, spokesperson for AAA Texas. "Refinery outages, a broken pipeline in Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). , profit-taking by oil companies and high consumer demand have combined to push prices up," added Rougeau. Take a look at AAA Texas current daily gas price averages as of 12:01 a.m., Aug. 27, 2003:
Record Price Year Ago
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National $1.72 $1.72 (3/18/03) $1.40
Texas $1.59 $1.62 (3/18/03) $1.32
Missouri $1.61 $1.73 (6/21/02) $1.31
Arkansas $1.61 $1.65 (3/18/03) $1.33
Texas Cities Record Price
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Amarillo $1.62 $1.68 (6/01/01) $1.33
Austin $1.56 $1.58 (3/19/03) $1.27
Beaumont $1.58 $1.61 (3/18/03) $1.28
Port Arthur $1.58 $1.61 (3/18/03) $1.28
Corpus Christi $1.58 $1.59 (2/20/03) $1.28
Dallas $1.59 $1.67 (5/12/01) $1.34
El Paso $1.62 $1.62 (8/26/03) $1.34
Ft. Worth $1.58 $1.67 (5/22/01) $1.33
Galveston $1.58 $1.65 (5/16/01) $1.33
Houston $1.59 $1.64 (5/12/01) $1.32
San Antonio $1.56 $1.58 (3/18/03) $1.27
Texarkana (TX) $1.56 $1.64 (3/20/03) $1.34
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 Texas, these are the top five destinations for Texans traveling by automobile during the Labor Day holiday weekend: 1. Galveston (for auto & cruises) 2. San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. 3. Corpus [Latin, Body, aggregate, or mass.] Corpus might be used to mean a human body, or a body or group of laws. The term is used often in Civil Law to denote a substantial or positive fact, as opposed to one that is ambiguous. Christi/South Padre Island Padre Island (päd`rē, păd`rē), low, sandy island, c.115 mi (185 km) long, less than 3 mi (4.8 km) wide, S Tex. It is characterized by large, irregular sand dunes, sparse vegetation, and a strong prevailing wind off the Gulf of Mexico. 4. Branson, Mo. 5. Hot Springs, Ark. The top air destinations include Orlando (Fla.), Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. (Nev.) and Cancun. AAA Texas, an affiliate of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, insurance and financial products, travel agency, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' Web site at www.aaa-texas.com. |
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