IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO TRAVEL 50 MILES OR MORE FROM HOME THIS THANKSGIVING, YOU’LL BE PART OF THE PACK. TRIPLE-A NEW MEXICO REPORTS ABOUT 4-MILLION MOUNTAIN REGION RESIDENTS … INCLUDING NEW MEXICO … WILL TRAVEL THAT FAR FROM HOME FOR THANKSGIVING. THAT’S A NEARLY 5 PERCENT INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR’S NUMBERS … THE HIGHEST INCREASE IN TRAVEL VOLUME SINCE 2005.
TRIPLE-A’S SENIOR TRAVEL VICE PRESIDENT BILL SUTHERLAND SAYS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THANKFUL FOR HIGHER WAGES THIS YEAR, MEANING MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME AND RISING LEVELS OF HOUSEHOLD WEALTH. MOST WILL TRAVEL BY CAR … 3-AND-A-HALF MILLION IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST, UP JUST OVER 5 PERCENT.
AIR TRAVEL ADDED ANOTHER 3-POINT-8 PERCENT THIS YEAR WITH 255-THOUSAND PEOPLE. ANOTHER 255-THOUSAND ARE USING OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
