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ADVISORY/Over the River and Through the Woods...Americans Prepare to Journey on Busiest Travel Day.


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ADVISORY...for Thursday Thursday: see week.  (Nov. 21)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

The nation's highways will be crowded this Thanksgiving Thanksgiving

annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922]

See : America


Thanksgiving

national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop.
 holiday season with 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.
 forecasting some 30.8 million - 86 percent of travelers - going by motor vehicle this year.

Of those choosing to travel by car, many are leaving their own at home and renting a "sleigh sleigh: see sled. " for their holiday getaways. At Enterprise Rent-A-Car, North America's largest rental car company, advance reservations for the Thanksgiving holiday are up more than 20 percent from this time last year. The company expects virtually all of its more than 500,000 vehicles to be on the road over Thanksgiving.

On Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , November November: see month.  27, the busiest travel day of the year, hundreds of thousands of Enterprise's customers will be picking up SUVs, minivans, pickups, and sedans all day long.

As part of your holiday travel coverage, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, with more than 4,700 U.S. locations, can offer:
WEBSITE: For information about Enterprise Rent-A-Car and emerging rental trends, media can visit http://enterprise.fleishman.c om SOURCE: Enterprise Rent-A-Car


- like holiday travelers - and cost-conscious business

travelers, is booming. We can provide managers and

customers at the airport locations, too.
WEBSITE: For information about Enterprise Rent-A-Car and emerging rental trends, media can visit http://enterprise.fleishman.c om SOURCE: Enterprise Rent-A-Car

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