The American Automobile Association expects that more Americans will be traveling for Memorial Day this year, thanks to lower gas prices and travel bargains.
AAA projects a 1.5 percent increase in people traveling 50 miles or more for the holiday, according to a news release.
And nearly 83 percent will be going by automobile.
Are you planning to go away for Memorial Day? Where are you heading and why?
With the economic downturn, the American Automobile Association has created a list of affordable road trips on its recently launched travel blog, AAATravelViews.com.
One of the eight trips on the list is Hershey/Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It, of course, includes stops in Hershey, Harrisburg, Gettysburg and Lancaster.
But York also is listed in the second leg of the journey, including a stop at the York County Heritage Trust to learn about the town's history. York is where the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation.
It also suggests picking up lunch at the Central Market, taking a tour of the Wolfgang Candy Company, and shopping for goodies at the D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Company.
AAA's list includes other tourist destinations, such as Cape Cod, Historic Virginia and the Rocky Mountains, if you're interested. You can go here to check it out.
Have you thought about taking a vacation this summer but feel uneasy about it because of the struggling economy?
The American Automobile Association is offering a quiz to help people determine if it's the right time to take one.
Regarding your finances, are you:
The association believes that millions of Americans can positively answer these questions, providing reasonable assurance that a trip is within their reach this year, the news release states.
Now ask yourself the following questions to see if emotionally you could benefit from the break:
The association suggests that if you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you should make travel a high priority this year.
The association also argues that it's a good time to travel because of the bargains out there, and that doing so would help get the economy moving again.
So what do you think? Was this helpful?
Are you planning to take a vacation or are you skipping it this year?
Gas prices are projected to average $2.23 per gallon this summer, down almost $1.60 from last summer, the Energy Information Administration released today.
The average price per gallon of regular gas is projected to be $2.17 for all of 2009. That is expected to increase to $2.42 in 2010.
With that news, will you consider traveling more this summer?
