AAA Carolinas sees more NC Thanksgiving travelers

by the Associated Press
Published/Last Modified on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:25 AM EST

CHARLOTTE (AP) — AAA Carolinas says more people in North Carolina plan to travel this Thanksgiving as families worried about the economy choose to hit the road rather than the skies.
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The travel services company said Monday that it expects about 1 million people to travel more than 50 miles from home for the holiday. That’s an increase of 27,000, or more than 2 percent, over last year.

The company predicts automobile travel will increase by more than 3 percent. Air travel will decline by almost 7 percent, marking the third year in a row air travel has declined. Bus and train travel is expected to rise nearly 3 percent.

AAA Carolinas President David Parsons said a 63-cent increase in gas prices over last year won’t deter vacation plans.

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