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Article: 'Staycations' bolster tourism ; Boston and Cambridge benefit as determined travelers save money by taking road trips to destinations near home
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 19, 2008
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Despite the wobbly US economy, slightly more visitors traveled to
Boston and Cambridge during the first two months of summer - and
many more of them chose to drive instead of fly.
An estimated 3.3 million people traveled at least 50 miles to the
two cities, or stayed in a hotel at least one night in June or July,
up 1.6 percent from the same period a year ago, according to a
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau survey of nearly 800
people. And 77 percent of those summer guests arrived by car,
compared with 64 percent last year.
The Hub's travel gains illustrate a national trend of people
vacationing closer to home as they face rising fuel and food costs
coupled with skyrocketing ...
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