TIA SAYS LEISURE IS TRAVEL UP Leisure travel continues to lead the recovery of the travel and tourism industry, as evidenced by a nearly 2% increase in leisure travel volume for the first six months of 2002 over the same period last year, according to the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA). Business travel is faring far worse, dropping nearly 9% for January-June 2002, continuing a three-year decline in business travel volume. TIAs latest statistics also confirm that consumers are driving more when taking a vacation this year. Auto travel increased more than 3% for the first half of 2002, compared to the first half of 2001. Air travel continues to be depressed, seeing more than a 10% decline during January-June 2002 compared to last year.
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