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Monday, April 24, 2006
The American Automobile Association (AAA) has been tracking vacation costs since 1950, and just announced this year's top 10 most and least expensive U.S. states for family travel. Vacation costs are calculated based on a family of four. Hawaii tops the bill for most expensive ($559 daily) and North Dakota comes in as the best state for savings ($191 daily). Rates average $261 daily for food and lodging, and AAA expects the overall cost of vacationing to rise 5.4 percent from last summer.
10 Most Expensive States
Hawaii, $559
District of Columbia, $518
Nevada, $348
Rhode Island, $329
New York, $329
California, $320
New Jersey, $311
Massachusetts, $310
Florida, $303
Delaware, $294
10 Least Expensive States
North Dakota, $191
Nebraska, $191
Kansas, $193
Iowa, $196
Oklahoma, $199
South Dakota, $203
Arkansas, $206
Kentucky, $210
Alabama, $211
Tennessee, $214
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No surprise that Hawaii, DC, New York, California are expensive... but Rhode Island http://www.nonrev.net/infopop/emotic...n_rolleyes.gif, that week-end in Newport must real---ly bring up the average. http://www.nonrev.net/infopop/emotic...on_biggrin.gif
Keep'em flying
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Hmm.. guess GA must be there in the middle somewhere.
Glad to see TN in the least expensive. If you've never been to the Smoky Mountains, your missing some gorgeous country! Suprisingly, the national park there is one of the most visited in the country and Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge rank high in numbers among US tourist destinations.
