SURVEY FINDS AMERICANS PLANNING SUMMER TRIPS.Byline: Eun-Kyung Kim Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Expect this summer to be a sizzler siz·zler n. 1. One that sizzles. 2. Informal A very hot day. . For travel, at least. Despite increases in gas, airline and car rental prices, Americans in record numbers are planning vacations this 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. the Travel Industry Association of America. Americans plan to take 271 million trips this summer, a 4 percent increase from last year, the group said Tuesday in its annual forecast. ``Right now, we have the perfect recipe for a healthy summer travel season - low inflation, rock-bottom unemployment and high consumer confidence,'' said Suzanne Cook, the group's senior vice president for research. ``Throw in a surging stock market and you have the makings for a robust summer travel season.'' According to a survey the group conducted in April with the 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. , American travelers intend to take more time off this year but spend less money doing it. They also plan to take just as many trips, if not more, than they did last year. A ``trip'' is considered any journey at least 100 miles from home. The hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. for vacationers remain the same. Most people - 76 percent - plan to head to the beach or a lake. Sixty-eight percent will visit a city and 45 percent a historic site while 42 percent have camping plans. The travel industry group noted that more Americans are going to family reunions and casinos, while fewer plan to go fishing or attend cultural events. Most people plan to reach their summer getaway by car. Eighty-four percent of those surveyed said they plan to use an automobile to get places, despite rising gasoline prices. Rising jet fuel prices also are likely to lead to higher air fares, but 13 percent of Americans still plan to travel by air this summer. That's a 3 percent increase over last year. On average, those surveyed expect to spend $956 and 8.5 nights on their longest trip, down from the $972 and eight nights they spent last year. Florida continues to be Americans' top vacation spot, followed by California, Hawaii, Colorado and Texas. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Nevada, Arizona, Washington state and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). were the other top 10 destination states. |
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