Fewer Americans are expected to travel on the coming Labor Day weekend, mainly due to high fuel prices and a sluggish U.S. economy, a report indicated Monday.
In Southern California, more than 2.7 million people in Los Angeles and areas will take to the roads and skies, but this represents a decline of about 1.4 percent from the same weekend last year, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Of those planning to travel, 81 percent -- or about 2.2 million people -- likely will go by car, representing a decrease of about 1.8 percent from last year, the auto club said.
Plane travel is expected to decline more steeply, with 374,000 local residents flying, a decrease of 3.4 percent from 2007.
Even those who do plan on traveling for the holiday are not going as far because of fuel prices and the economy, according to the club.
"Millions of Southern Californians still plan to travel over the holiday," club spokesperson Jeffrey Spring said in a statement." But high gas prices and the state's economy means more of them are taking trips closer to home."
Meanwhile, many people are finding it more economical to travel by bus and rail, although plane and car trips remain the most common ways to travel. The auto club said that use of non-auto and-plane travel will be up about 12 percent for the holiday weekend.
Source:Xinhua
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