Many Americans scale back seasonal trips or stay put

Posted by Kendall Harmon

More than half of U.S. residents who wanted to travel during the holidays have significantly cut back their plans or canceled trips altogether because of the fragile economy, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows.

Americans are suffering from high unemployment, income reductions and financial insecurity that continue to undermine the travel business, even as the economy shows tepid signs of recovery, according to economists and poll respondents.

"I crunched the numbers, checked numerous airlines and it just wasn't a possibility," said Lisa Emmett-Gagliano, 48, of Mesa, Ariz. Emmett-Gagliano, a single mother on disability, wanted to take her two daughters to Chicago to visit family they hadn't seen for nine years.

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Posted December 18, 2009 at 8:00 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Chris wrote:

I looked at airfares to NYC a few weeks ago and they were quite high.  I guess the airlines are whistling by the graveyard…

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