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Fewer Americans Plan Thanksgiving Travel
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics found that many Americans have different Thanksgiving plans than they did a year ago. In a new BTS survey, about 18 percent of adults in the U.S., or 36 million people, said they plan to travel this Thanksgiving. That's down from the 29 percent, or 58 million people, who said they traveled last Thanksgiving.
More than half the people, about 30 million, who traveled last year said they do not plan to travel this year. Almost 10 million who did not travel last year plan to travel this year, a net loss of about 20 million Thanksgiving travelers.
About one-fourth of U.S. adults, about 51 million people, had Thanksgiving holiday travel plans before the terrorist attacks of September 11. About 18 percent of the prospective travelers or about 9 million people changed their plans because of the events of September 11 and subsequent events.
About a half million of those changing their minds currently plan to travel for Thanksgiving while 8 million do not currently plan to travel for the holiday.
Thanksgiving Travel 2001
Reason for Changing Thanksgiving Travel Plans
SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Omnibus Household Survey, November 2001.