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Holiday Travel, By The Numbers
"The year-end holiday season is the busiest travel time of the year," said Jessica Brady, AAA spokesperson in a TBNWeekly report. "Whether families plan a traditional holiday at grandma's house or a cruise to the Caribbean, one thing is certain, being with family and friends remains the most important factor during the holiday season."
How does it all break down? Let's take a look, by the numbers:
15 million people in the United States will head to airports this holiday season, slightly fewer than last year.
35 airports now have the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck trusted traveler program that allows members who have been deemed low risk to keep on their shoes, jackets and belts.
12 and 75- Children 12 and under and passengers 75 and older get expedited screening at any TSA checkpoint.
93.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holidays, an increase of 1.6 percent from 2011, says AAA.
$3.25 per gallon was the current average price as of Monday December 17, according to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report, who predicts less than $3 becoming commonplace in the near future.
7.7 million Texans will leave home for the holidays. 7.1 million by motor vehicle, the rest by air, train, bus and cruise ship.
11.7 million California residents, the most ever, will travel 50 miles or more during the end-of-year holiday season.
32 cruise ships from major cruise lines Carnival, Princess, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines will be sailing seven-day itineraries that will be at sea on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Thirteen of them are sold out.
However we count it, holiday travel is expected to be at its highest level in six years, as we see in this video:
[Photo credit- Flickr user q... focusing on other media]
93.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the year-end holidays, an increase of 1.6 percent from 2011, says AAA.
$3.25 per gallon was the current average price as of Monday December 17, according to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report, who predicts less than $3 becoming commonplace in the near future.
7.7 million Texans will leave home for the holidays. 7.1 million by motor vehicle, the rest by air, train, bus and cruise ship.
11.7 million California residents, the most ever, will travel 50 miles or more during the end-of-year holiday season.
32 cruise ships from major cruise lines Carnival, Princess, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Lines will be sailing seven-day itineraries that will be at sea on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Thirteen of them are sold out.
However we count it, holiday travel is expected to be at its highest level in six years, as we see in this video:
[Photo credit- Flickr user q... focusing on other media]
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