Record U.S. travel expected for July 4 holiday: AAA
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A record number of Americans will hit the road for the July 4 holiday despite high gasoline prices and the fact it lands in the middle of the week, automobile and travel group AAA said in a press release Monday.
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Tens of millions of Americans are expected to hit the road this Thanksgiving holiday in numbers not seen since before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, despite
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The UK's roads are expected to be as busy as last summer's bank holiday, with 18 million drivers setting out.
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More Americans will stream into subway trains and buses when vacationing in U.S. cities this summer, according to an American Public Transportation Association survey released Friday.
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The first stuffing that millions of Americans will encounter over the U.S. Thanksgiving Day weekend will likely be on an airplane.
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U.S. auto sales are likely to post  a razor-thin increase this year compared to 2004, when they had  their fourth-highest annual total on record, an economist who  closely monitors the automotive industry said on Sunday.
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JupiterResearch predicted on Monday that a record number of US shoppers will make purchases via the Internet this year-end holiday season, spending more than 39 billion dollars online.
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The AAA is estimating that more than 37 million people will take to the road or skies this Thanksgiving.
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St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. (STA.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday it expects losses from Hurricane Charley of about $140 million, becoming the latest insurer tallying
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U.S. airline delays for 2007  surpassed the 1 million mark in July, the same month major  carriers scheduled a record number of flights - 647,600, the  government reported on Tuesday.
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Alan Webb, the 24-year-old American coming off a record-breaking summer in Europe, will run in the Fifth Avenue Mile on Sept. 29 in Manhattan.On July 6 in Paris, against a strong international field, Webb won the 1,500 meters in 3 minutes 30.54 seconds, the second fastest ever by an American. On July 21 in Brasschaat, Belgium, he set an American record of 3:46.91 for the mile. In the world championships three weeks ago in Osaka, Japan, he finished eighth in the 1,500.The New York Road Runners, which stages the Fifth Avenue Mile, also announced yesterday that the races would include Kevin Sullivan of Canada, last yearâs winner; Nick Willis of New Zealand, a Commonwealth Games champion; and Sara Hall of Big Bear Lake, Calif., who won the womenâs race last year.The series of races starts near East 80th Street and finishes at 60th Street.
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The Hawkeyes are headed to Florida for the Capital One Bowl in Orlando on New Year&#39;s Day. Travel agencies say travel packages are selling fast.
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Travelers setting off for the Fourth of July holiday can expect tighter security at U.S. airports in response to an attack Saturday on the Glasgow airport in Scotland.
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The roads and airports will likely be pretty crowded this weekend. AAA over 40 million people will travel over the Independence Day weekend. That&#039;s a record.
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U.S. airlines, after a Christmas  weekend that snarled thousands of travelers' holiday plans,  will face a government review of whether they are living up to  customer service commitments made five years ago, the U.S.  Transportation Department's top auditor said on Monday.
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Americans are expected to travel roughly the same amount over the upcoming Labor Day holiday as they did last year amid rising concerns about affordability, according to a AAA survey released Wednesday.
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Record oil import prices and strong   demand for foreign goods ranging from cars to computers helped   pushed the U.S. trade deficit to a record $68 billion in July,   a government report showed on Tuesday.