According to the United States Bureau of Transportation
Monday, December 22, 2003 - During the Christmas/New Year's travel period, long-distance travel grows as much as 23 percent compared to the rest of the year, according to a new National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) report from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
During the 2001 Christmas-New Year's season, travelers made 16.5 million daily one-way long-distance trips, compared to 13.3 million daily during the rest of the year.
Forty-three percent of Christmas/New Year's long-distance trips are for visits to family, while visits make up only 24 percent of long-distance travel during the remainder of the year.
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