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Detroit, May 10, 1940: Automobile Manufacturers Association officials predict record 60 million Americans will travel U.S. highways in summer 1940, dubbed 'Travel America Year,' due to foreign unrest and improved domestic tourism facilities.
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DETROIT, May 10-New records for tourist travel in the Americas in 1940 were predicted here today by officials of the Automobile Manufacturers Association, authoritative statistical body for the industry.
Nearly 60,000,000 Americans will be taking to the highways during the summer months, the organization believes.
Unsettled conditions abroad, combined with expanded facilities and accommodations in the great national parks and other tourist meccas, were cited as reasons for the statement.
"This has been rightly termed Travel America Year," the A.M.A. announced. "It seems a safe prediction to say that a new all-time high mark will be set by vacationists this summer."
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May 10, 1940
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Officials of the Automobile Manufacturers Association predicted new records for tourist travel in the Americas in 1940, with nearly 60,000,000 Americans taking to the highways during the summer months due to unsettled conditions abroad and expanded facilities in national parks and other tourist areas. The A.M.A. termed it Travel America Year and predicted a new all-time high for vacationists.