SAN DIEGO - San Diego is expected to be the best destination for Southern Californians hitting the route for the forthcoming Memorial Day weekend, the Automobile Club of Southern California announced today.
Despite document gasoline prices, much than 3. 1 million Southland residents will go trips over the vacation weekend, the Auto Club reported. More than 80 percentage of travelers in Southern California will move by automobile to their vacation destinations, a 1. 7 percentage growth over last year, while much than 455,000 airplane passengers will move, a growth of 1. 4 percent.
According to an Auto Club survey, San Diego will be the top destination for Southern Californians, followed by Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, the Central Coast and San Francisco.
Carol Thorp of the Auto Club said the high cost of fuel will affect holiday vacations, with more trips being planned closer to home.
"We're seeing a fairly small rate of growth in Memorial Day holiday travel, which could indicate that gas prices have reached levels that are impacting people's decisions to take trips," Thorp said.
A national holiday travel survey conducted by the Auto Club found that Californians spend more on a holiday getaway than travelers in most parts of the country. The average California household will spend $821 on a Memorial Day weekend trip, while households nationally spend an average of $594.
Across the state, more than 5 million people will take holiday trips.
The average gas price in most California regions is at least $3.30 a gallon.
Families can estimate fuel costs for their holiday trip by using the Auto Club's online tool, http://www.fuelcostcalculator.com.
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Despite document gasoline prices, much than 3. 1 million Southland residents will go trips over the vacation weekend, the Auto Club reported. More than 80 percentage of travelers in Southern California will move by automobile to their vacation destinations, a 1. 7 percentage growth over last year, while much than 455,000 airplane passengers will move, a growth of 1. 4 percent.
According to an Auto Club survey, San Diego will be the top destination for Southern Californians, followed by Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, the Central Coast and San Francisco.
Carol Thorp of the Auto Club said the high cost of fuel will affect holiday vacations, with more trips being planned closer to home.
"We're seeing a fairly small rate of growth in Memorial Day holiday travel, which could indicate that gas prices have reached levels that are impacting people's decisions to take trips," Thorp said.
A national holiday travel survey conducted by the Auto Club found that Californians spend more on a holiday getaway than travelers in most parts of the country. The average California household will spend $821 on a Memorial Day weekend trip, while households nationally spend an average of $594.
Across the state, more than 5 million people will take holiday trips.
The average gas price in most California regions is at least $3.30 a gallon.
Families can estimate fuel costs for their holiday trip by using the Auto Club's online tool, http://www.fuelcostcalculator.com.
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