Hot destinations may now be more affordable
Despite a downturn in the economy and rising fuel prices, millions of Americans still plan to travel this summer. Many will find a growing number of travel bargains for dream destinations. The Travel Industry Association (TIA) reports that Americans are expected to take more than 327 million leisure trips during June,...
You've no doubt heard the new media buzzword, "Staycation," the idea that families are looking to vacation closer to home this summer because of record high gas and diesel prices. Shorter trips away from home in both time and distance are more popular than ever this year. As the peak summer vacation season has arrived, AAA Oregon/Idaho has come up with some suggestions for "One- and T...
Americans are no doubt experiencing “sticker shock” over the price of food, shopping, and sightseeing in Europe this summer. So why not consider a trip to Latin America, instead? Samantha Brown, the Travel Channel’s popular travel correspondent, is hosting a series of shows called “Passport to Latin America” and reports that food and drink in Buenos Aires is reasonably priced, compared to Europ...
AAA comissioned Global Insight to prepare a US international outbound travel
outlook for the 2008 summer travel season. While the economic cards are
clearly stacked against a strong summer travel season, Global Insight does
expect that outbound travel will gain 2.6% over last year, bringing total US
outbound summer travel to 25.2 million person-trips, up from 24.5 million
trips in 2007....
It seems that too much of our lives is spent surrounded by concrete, cubicles, and car horns — there are always bills to pay, deadlines to meet, and appointments to keep. With all this going on, we often sacrifice some of the most important things, like spending time with our families and pampering ourselves.
That’s why vacations are so important. They give us an opportunity to recon...
Every day, thousands of members turn to their local AAA office for trip planning expertise including reliable maps, driving directions, travel information, and hotel reservations. In addition to the TripTik routings requested through our offices, the TripTik Travel Planner on AAA.com offers members another way to plan an entire trip. For many travelers, 24/7 access from a personal computer prov...
