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COPYRIGHT 2001 The Dallas Morning News
Byline: John Kirkpatrick
May 31--The vacation season this year is tinged with some anxiety.
With summer coming into full swing, the vacation-bound are worried whether they can spend as much as they did last year. American Airlines is selling fewer seats to the getaway crowd. Industry experts -- in the state and in the nation -- have hopes but no assurances that vacationers will spend as much this year as last, with perhaps a small increase.
In San Antonio, "I don't think we're going to go gangbusters," said Doug Browne, president of the Greater San Antonio Hotel & Motel Association. With the Riverwalk and the Alamo, the city holds many of Texas' top tourism destinations. San Antonio could have a year that's slightly up to slightly down, he said.
Gasoline prices, 401(k) fears and swings in consumer confidence are among the galaxy of variables bedeviling summer travel this year.
Faced with uncertainties, many travelers might take shorter vacations and look for bargains,...
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