HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST, WHICH INCLUDES NEW MEXICO. DOUG SHUPE WITH TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO TELLS US 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION PEOPLE WILL BE GOING 50 OR MORE MILES FROM HOME THIS THANKSGIVING … UP MORE THAN 52-THOUSAND FROM LAST YEAR.
SHUPE SAYS THE INCREASE IS DUE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ECONOMY IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR. THAT INCLUDES RISING WAGES, INCREASED CONSUMER SPENDING, AND OVERALL STRENGTH IN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE.
MOST OF THE PEOPLE TRAVELING NEXT WEEK …. 89 PERCENT … WILL GO BY CAR. 249-THOUSAND WILL FLY TO THEIR DESTINATION … WHILE 229-THOUSAND WILL BY TRAIN, BUS, OR ON A BOAT.
