【雙語】感恩節(jié)美國掀起旅行熱
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據(jù)美國AAA俱樂部的報(bào)道顯示,今年美國感恩節(jié)外出旅行的人數(shù)有所增加。特別是自駕游旅行的人數(shù)上升了2.1個(gè)百分點(diǎn);而乘飛機(jī)旅行的人下降了6.5個(gè)百分點(diǎn),顯示出金融危機(jī)的影響尚未完全消退。但旅行業(yè)的火爆也顯示了人們對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)回溫的信心。
More Americans Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving
The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.
The group, which surveyed 1,350 households, said there will be about 33.2 million people traveling by car this year — a 2.1 percent increase from last year.
But there will be a 6.7 percent decrease in the number of air travelers, totaling 2.3 million this year, continuing a decade-long decline of Thanksgiving air travel.
In the report released Wednesday, AAA officials said the expected increase reflects improved consumer confidence from a year ago, when Thanksgiving travel dropped 25 percent following the country's housing and economic problems. Americans may feel more financially secure and be more willing to travel, the report says.