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The Consumer Travel Alliance Thanksgiving travel survey just closed. Thanks to everyone who participated. The picture of our readers and whether they were traveling and how they made their reservations are revealing.

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After a sharp drop last year, more Americans are expected to travel for the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday, although travel by air will decline. That’s how the play-it-straight AP played the just-released AAA Thanksgiving forecast.

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Orbitz scanned their bookings for Thanksgiving season based on flight bookings and identified the following airport that will be the busiest and the least busy the week of Thanksgiving.

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It’s hard to believe but we’re only a few weeks away from Thanksgiving. Travelers who are planning to fly somewhere and haven’t booked yet should be prepared for some painful fares and middle seats. For those who have booked and have confirmed reservations, here’s are a trio of tips, from the obvious, to perhaps the not-so-obvious.

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The recession and stock market crash may have put a crimp in many travelers’ plans to head home for the holidays, especially with high fares and fuel surcharges. But now, while the economy is still in the dumps, the airlines are offering a short-term fare sale that might make those impossible trips possible again.

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Flights on Thanksgiving have historically been some of the best airline bargains of the year. Airlines kept their schedule intact and dropped prices to try and fill the airplanes. This year, airlines are simply cutting flights rather than discounting them. Or are they?

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