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By Nancy McGuckin, Travel Behavior Analyst &
Jana Lynott, Formerly AARP Public Policy Institute
Published October 31, 2012Americans aged 50 and older are taking more weekend trips closer to home in place of a longer-distance annual vacation. Using data from the National Household Travel Survey, this fact sheet
examines this overall trend, along with differences among people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. Shorter leisure trips may indicate a shift from air travel to vehicle travel among persons in
their 50s and 60s. Longer trip distances among persons in their 70s suggests a greater need for accessibility planning and implementation for air, rail, and bus terminals, stations, and
vehicles.
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