Transcript Thanksgiving Travel in the United States

Thanksgiving Travel in the United States
BY GILLIAN MCMURRAY
INDEX
Volumes of
Travelers
Modes of
Transportation
Distance Traveled
Busiest Airports
Gas Prices
Volumes of Travelers Per Year
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Number of Travelers
70,000,000
60,000,000
50,000,000
40,000,000
30,000,000
20,000,000
10,000,000
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Year
This year represented the second-highest volume of Thanksgiving
travelers since the recession-driven decline seen in 2008/2009
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Modes of Transportation
The majority of Thanksgiving travelers travel
automobile: 38.9 million out of 43.4 million total
7%
by
3%
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Automobile
Airplane
Other
90%
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Busiest Airports 2013
2013 Ranking
Airport Name
Location
1
Los Angeles International
Lost Angeles, CA
2
Chicago O'Hare International
Chicago, IL
3
Boston Logan International
Boston, MA
4
San Francisco International
San Francisco, CA
5
LaGuardia New York
New York, NY
6
Ronal Reagan National Airport
Washington, D.C.
7
Sea-Tac International
Seattle, WA
8
Denver International
Denver, CO
9
Newark Liberty International
Newark, NJ
10
Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Minneapolis, MN
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According to information provided by Orbitz
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Distances Traveled
For all modes of travel, percentage of total trips by day
Trips between 50-99 miles
11%
Trips over 100 miles
11%
19%
11%
20%
Monday
Thursday
18%
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
20%
Friday
29%
Monday
19%
Tuesday
Wednesday
8%
17%
Saturday
Friday
Saturday
17%
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Yearly Gas Prices
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Yearly Average Gas Prices (November)
$4.00
$3.50
$3.00
$2.50
$2.00
$1.50
$1.00
$0.50
$0.00
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Year
This year marked an all-time low for November average as well
as yearly average for gas prices in the United States
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