Tuesday, June 26, 2007

U.S. to Experience Record Independence Day Holiday Travel, AAA Forecasts

(Bloomberg) -- A record 41.1 million vacationers in
the U.S. will travel for the July Fourth Independence Day
holiday, after gasoline prices dropped from an all-time high in
the past month, AAA said in an annual outlook.

AAA, the largest U.S. motoring club, said 34.7 million
people will take to the nation's highways by car or light truck
for the holiday, 0.7 percent more than last year. Because July 4
falls on a Wednesday this year, many people are taking off the
entire week, AAA said.


Read more at Bloomberg Energy News

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