Labor Day Travel Down in 2008. Time for a ‘Barbecation’?

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  08.26.08 | 10:21 AM ET

That’s the prediction from AAA, according to Reuters, and the expected downturn is blamed on the usual suspects this summer: high gas prices and a low U.S. dollar. Reuters also suggests that many Americans may stay home and have a barbecue instead—so if “barbecation” becomes the new staycation, remember, you heard it here first.

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* Remembering ‘Staycations’ Before They Were a Trend
* New Addition to the Travel Lexicon: ‘Holistay’?

Tags: North America, United States

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


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