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AAA: Thanksgiving travel to decline (The Charlotte Observer)
(By Jefferson George, jgeorge@charlotteobserver.com) The tough economy likely will trump low gas prices this Thanksgiving, with fewer Carolinas residents expected to travel for the holiday than last year, AAA Carolinas said today. The projected drop in Thanksgiving travel is the first since 2002, the travel group said. Slightly more than 1.8 million N.C. and S.C. residents plan to travel, ...

Gloomy economy expected to take its toll on Thanksgiving travel (Los Angeles Times)
About 5.2 million people in California will travel during the holiday weekend, a 2% drop from last year, according to a forecast by the Automobile Club of Southern California. The gloomy economy is thwarting many Californians' holiday travel plans, as fewer are expected to take trips during the Thanksgiving weekend, mirroring a national decline in holiday travel.

AAA: Thanksgiving travel to decline (The Charlotte Observer)
The tough economy likely will trump low gas prices this Thanksgiving, with fewer Carolinas residents expected to travel for the holiday than last year, AAA Carolinas said today. The projected drop in Thanksgiving travel is the first since 2002, the travel group said. Slightly more than 1.8 million N.C. and S.C. residents plan to travel, down 46,000 – or almost 2.5 percent – from Thanksgiving ...

The DOT's recommended travel times for Thanksgiving weekend (Seattle Times)
The Thanksgiving weekend is the busiest holiday weekend of the year for drivers going over Snoqualmie Pass and those heading south of Seattle through Olympia. The state Department of Transportation has released its recommended travel times so motorists can avoid gridlock.

Glitter appeals over travel order (BBC News)
Convicted sex offender Gary Glitter is to appeal against a court order that requires him to notify police if he plans to travel abroad.