Tuesday, June 26, 2007

July 4th Weekend says 1.2 Million Michiganians will travel

It's Michiganders actually, but I am willing to work both angles with it. Michigan is one of the major golf course states in the northern U.S. so i'm sure that many are heading to those with their Big Bertha Callaway golf clubs.

An estimated 1.2 million Michiganians will travel during the 2007 Fourth of July holiday, according to a recent AAA survey of 1,950 U.S. residents. Of this number, 92 percent will travel by car and 8 percent will travel by air.

"This Fourth of July holiday is somewhat unique, in that it falls in the middle of the week," said Claire Lockley, vice president Travel for The Auto Club Group. "Interestingly, we're finding that Americans aren't willing to give up their traditional Fourth of July celebrations with friends and family, and many are choosing to take a few more days off of work to do so." Read full story

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