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Long Distance leisure travl in the United States

Long Distance Leisure Travel in the United States

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Personal-use vehicles dominate leisure travel
Leisure trips are less likely to be made by airplane
Over 8 million leisure trips were made by charter or tour bus
Sightseers travel the farthest
Households traveling for leisure average over three nights away from home
Half of household traveling for leisure stay at hotels, motels, or resorts
Few take leisure trips alone
Leisure travel is concentrated in the third quarter
Leisure trips make up 43 percent of all trips abroad
Top destinations are diverse
List of Tables
Table 1 - Household Travel in the United States by Selected Trip Characteristics: 1995
Table 2 - Pleasure Travel in the United States by Selected Trip Characteristics: 1995
Table 3 - Person Trips by Leisure Purpose: 1995
Table 4 - Pleasure Travel in the United States by Selected Trip Characteristics: 1995
Table 5 - Person Trips by Leisure Purpose: 1995
Figures
Figure 1 - Leisure Trips as a Subset of All Long-Distance Household Trips
Figure 2 - Leisure Trips by Selected Mode
Figure 3 - Leisure Trips by Roundtrip Distance
Figure 4 - Leisure Trip Purpose by Lodging Choice
Figure 5 - Trip Purpose by Travel Party Size
Figure 6 - Leisure Trip Purpose by Calendar Quarter