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Thanksgiving travelers rush for early getaways

Originally published: November 19, 2012 7:25 PM
Updated: November 19, 2012 7:39 PM
By KEN SCHACHTER  kenneth.schachter@cablevision.com

Motorists drive along the Saw Mill River Parkway

Photo credit: Rory Glaeseman | Motorists drive along the Saw Mill River Parkway south of Pleasantville. (Feb. 8, 2012)

U.S. travelers will be pushing to get an early start on the long Thanksgiving weekend, according to a new report.

By the end of Tuesday, about a third of all travelers will have left for their weekend destinations, said the IHS Global Insight/AAA Thanksgiving 2012 Forecast. By the end of Wednesday, the biggest getaway day, more than three-quarters will have hit the road.

Those coming...

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