Figure 1. Long-Distance Personal Vehicle and Long-Distance Air Trips by Miles Traveled One Way

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Figure 1. Long-Distance Personal Vehicle and Long-Distance Air Trips by Miles Traveled One Way

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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Household Travel Survey, 2001

U.S. Business Travel

Americans make more than 405 million long-distance business trips per year, accounting for 16% of all long-distance travel (see Box A), according to a preliminary analysis of the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS). Conducted from 2001 to 2002, the NHTS asked...

Box A: What is a Long-Distance Trip?

The National Household Travel Survey defines a long-distance trip as a journey from home to the furthest destination of 50 miles or more. For example, a trip from New York City to Denver to San Francisco would be considered a single trip from NYC...

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The 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) updates information gathered by two series of travel surveys—the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) conducted in 1969, 1977, 1983,...

U.S. Business Travel

October 2003

Table 17: Percent of Trips by Egress Mode From Intercity Transportation Terminals for Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Category

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Table 16: Percent of Trips by Egress Modes from Destination Terminals for Long Distance Public Transportation Modes

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Table 15: Percent of Trips by Access Mode Used to Reach Intercity Transportation Terminals for Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) Category

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Table 14: Percent of Trips by Access Mode for Long Distance Trips by Public Transportation Mode

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