Abstract
Since mid-1973 gasoline availability and its rising price have loomed as potentially severe problems for the U.S. travel industry. This study examines reactions to a variety of future fuel supply situations associated with vacation travel policy areas: (1) travel behavior of individuals under varying gasoline availability conditions and (2) attitudes and perceptions regarding travel-related energy policy. A survey was conducted in March 1979 on randomly selected households in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City. Perceptions of 1979 travel plans with regard to mode of transport and distance traveled as price of gas increases from current pricing to $2 per gallon and with 40 gallons per vehicle per month rationing are investigated.
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