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Holiday travel expected to be higher this year

By Turtle Mountain Star staff
Turtle Mountain Star of Rolla, North Dakota
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The number of North Dakotans hitting the road for the holiday season this month is expected to increase 15 percent over 2008.

Gene LaDoucer, a AAA spokesman in Fargo, says it is the largest projected increase for any major holiday this year.

He says growing consumer confidence is a likely reason for the increase.

Nationally, more than 87 million Americans are expected to be traveling more than 50 miles for the holidays, a 3.8 percent increase over last year.



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Original Publication Date: December 21, 2009

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