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Staycations Rule Labor Day Weekend

Recession prompts many to cut out leisure travel

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(Newser) – Many Americans feeling the bite of the recession will forgo a Labor Day getaway this weekend, instead opting for stay-at-home activities, Bloomberg reports. AAA predicts that weekend travel will fall by 13% from last year. “We need to be a little bit more reserved with the times the way they are,” says a North Carolina real estate manager who plans to swim or go bowling with her family.

“People are taking a very close look at their disposable income, and often one of the things they cut back on is leisure travel,” says an editor at Travelocity.

Emma Dausman, 86, left, and Judy Conner, 69, pose at Clique Bowling Lanes in Grand Rapids, Mich. June 11, 2009.
Emma Dausman, 86, left, and Judy Conner, 69, pose at Clique Bowling Lanes in Grand Rapids, Mich. June 11, 2009.   (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Lance Wynn)
In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, Shania Jones, 10, of Clarksberg, W. Va., is tossed into the pool by camp counselor Callen
In this photo taken Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009, Shania Jones, 10, of Clarksberg, W. Va., is tossed into the pool by camp counselor Callen "Skippy" Owens of East Liverpool, Ohio, during open swim time at...   (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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