NTL Record

Title America on the Go... U.S. Holiday Travel
Record ID 35376
Source America on the go...findings form the National Household Travel Survey; 4p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Publication Date 20031100
Language English
Abstract The Thanksgiving and Christmas/New Year's holiday periods are among the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year. During the 6-day Thanksgiving travel period, the number of long-distance trips (to and from a destination 50 miles or more away) increases by 54 percent, and during the Christmas/New Year's Holiday period the number rises by 23 percent, compared to the average number for the remainder of the year. And although heavy media attention focuses on crowded airports and bus and train stations on the Wednesday before and Sunday after Thanksgiving, when personal vehicle trips are added to the mix the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) reveals that Thanksgiving Day is actually a heavier long-distance travel day than Wednesday.
Rosap ID dot:6311
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6311
TRT Terms Travel surveys; Travel and shipment characteristics; Travel patterns; Mode choice; Statistics; Data tables
Classification NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Surveys;
NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Travel Demand;
NTL - REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES - Statistics
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
967068
Availability BTS Products
Resource type Brief
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/35000/35300/35376/U.S._Holiday_Travel.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository