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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Fewer Maryland Travelers Expected July 4th

"Staycations" will rule this Fourth of July, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

The group for motorists predicts that about 760,000 Marylanders will travel this coming weekend, a 2.9 percent decrease from last year.

Ragina C. Averella, spokeswoman for AAA Mid-Atlantic, said that although travel by Marylanders is down from last year, the numbers are still promising overall.

    "Despite what may appear to be less than a stellar forecast for the July 4 holiday, overall travel is robust, reflecting the second consecutive year of healthy travel figures after declines for the 2008 and 2009 holidays," Averella said.

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    1 comment:

    Anonymous said...

    I call it "AVOID OC WEEKEND"!