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Thanks to low gas prices and a stable economy, the travel industry is
gearing up for a brisk summer. AAA projects 37.2 million people will travel
for Memorial Day weekend, the highest number in a decade.
A strong weekend would be welcome for the tourism industry in Minnesota and
across the country. Last year the number of people who traveled for Memorial
Day weekend was no higher than the previous year, said Jamie Korf, a
spokeswoman for AAA Minneapolis.
“The economy has been bouncing back and accelerating, and that’s kind of
the main driver,” Korf said. “It all comes back to lower gas prices and
solid employment reports and overall economic stability, and that improves
the consumer mood.”
Heavy traffic congestion for the afternoon commute on Interstate 494 at
France Avenue in Bloomington.
Heavy traffic congestion for the afternoon commute on Interstate 494 at
France Avenue in Bloomington.
Hotel owners in Minnesota generally expect a better 2015 than 2014,
according to a survey from Explore Minnesota, the state’s tourism promotion
office. About 53 percent of respondents expect summer revenue to be up, and
45 percent predict increased occupancy.
As Memorial Day kicks off the busy season up in Ely, Minn., Marty Chinander
said he’s not getting too up or down about his summer prospects.
Reservations for his four cabins, six RV spots and six tent camping sites
have been coming in, but not like 15 years ago.
“It looks like an average summer to me,” he said. “I don’t expect a bad
year.”
That’s the general consensus in Ely, said Chinander, who also runs a cafe
at his resort.
“They still come to Ely, but they don’t eat in our restaurant as much as
in other years,” he said. “But they still seem to come.”
The largest traditional travel agency in North America, Travel Leaders Group
in Plymouth, said overall bookings are up compared with a year ago.
“We are definitely experiencing a busier travel season for summer —
especially for Europe, and oddly enough Europe at the last minute,” said
Bonnie Lee, at Travel Leaders in Albertville, Minn.
While Europe appears to be a popular destination this summer, it isn’t
because of the strong dollar. More people surveyed by Travel Leaders — 6.7
percent — said they didn’t realize the dollar had strengthened than said
they’re planning an international trip specifically because of the
favorable currency conditions — 4 percent.
The Eplers, who live in Richfield, are looking forward to driving to South
Dakota to see Mount Rushmore next month.
The Eplers, who live in Richfield, are looking forward to driving to South
Dakota to see Mount Rushmore next month.
Most travel for Memorial Day — and for the summer — will be road trips. Of
the 37 million traveling this weekend, 33 million are driving, according to
AAA, a 5.3 percent increase over Memorial Day in 2014.
Nate Pentz and his wife had been thinking for years about a trip to Banff
National Park in Alberta. This year, it’s happening.
The couple, who live in north Minneapolis, plan to pack their Prius full of
camping gear and drive to Winnipeg to catch two games at the Women’s World
Cup, then trek 13 hours across the prairie to the Canadian Rockies.
“We figured, well, that works perfectly,” said Pentz, a soccer fan. “We’
ve been wanting to go to Banff for a long time.”
After camping in Banff they will visit Glacier National Park in Montana,
then drive home to Minnesota.
Pentz has never been a close tracker of gas prices, but the fact that gas
costs about a dollar less than a year ago is a nice bonus.
“It doesn’t hurt,” he said.
For Katy Epler, a trip to the Black Hills has been on the agenda for years.
She visited Mount Rushmore when she was in college, and it occurred to her
then that she wanted to visit again when she had a family.
They’ll spend four nights in the Black Hills, and are keeping costs down by
renting a place to stay through Vacation Rental By Owner, vrbo.com.
“We can make dinner a couple times and not have to go out for a meal,” she
said.
The Eplers, who live in Richfield, have been preparing for the trip by each
choosing an activity they can’t miss.
Daughter Josie, 8, picked the train ride; Will, 10, picked the hot springs,
and Rob, a schoolteacher, picked a cave tour.
“Every Minnesotan is supposed to go to the Black Hills,” Katy Epler said.
“It seems like one of those rites of passage for kids of a certain age.”
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