Unafraid to Fly Someplace, If They Can Afford a Ticket

As the events of Sept. 11 recede into the past, Americans are again feeling itchy to see new places. For now, the slow economy exerts more of a drag on travel plans than do fears about safety. These facts emerge from the Yesawich, Pepperdine & Brown/Yankelovich Partners 2002 National Travel Monitor. If the intentions reflected in the chart are realized, the report calculates it will mean a 6 percent increase in leisure travel this year vs.