Year-End Travelers Expected To Top 100 Million
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- The number of year-end holiday travelers is expected to top 100 million for the first time on record, according to AAA.
The company predicts nearly one in three Americans would travel this holiday season with 100.5 million expected to travel at least 50 miles to celebrate.
The expected increase in travel means a 1.4 percent increase over the last year for it's seventh consecutive year of growth.
The year-end holiday travel period spans from December 23rd to January 3rd.
The company says the expected increase in travel this year is due to various things.
"Rising incomes and low gas prices are helping to fill stockings this year, and more people than ever will choose to spend those savings on travel this year," said Marshall Doney, AAA President and CEO.
The boost in "American's disposable income" is helping but some consumers remained cautious this holiday season.
