While vacationers expect to go a shorter distance this year than last, they’ll be spending more. The

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"For many Americans, their home is their biggest asset," said AAA President and CEO Robert L. Darbelnet." As home prices improve in many parts of the country, more families are feeling comfortable about traveling this Labor Day holiday."
The travel forecast, england educational travel which AAA prepared with the research group IHS Global Insight, is the highest since 2009. In 2008, before the worst of the financial crisis hit, more than 45 million people took a trip during the Labor Day weekend. That number dropped to 31.3 million in 2009.
Most of this year's travelers will be on the road: Eighty-five percent, or 29.2 million people, plan to make their trip by car. Meanwhile, more than 2.61 million will be boarding a plane to reach their destination.
While vacationers expect to go a shorter distance this year than last, they'll be spending more. They plan to travel an average distance of 594 miles, 32 miles less than in 2012. But they aim to spend about $804, compared with $749 last year.
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