Get The Family Truckster Ready For These Summer Road Trips
The CMS school year ends on June 7th. That doesn’t leave a lot of time to plan your family’s summer vacation. At this point you may want to think about driving somewhere versus flying.
The great thing about a road trip is that it’s a lot easier and cheaper to put together than a trip that involves getting on a plane with kids. According to the AAA, 100-million Americans plan to take a family vacation this year and 53% of U.S. families are planning to make it a road trip. Overall, families in the South are the most likely to be planning a vacation in 2019 (62%).
What are the hot road trip destinations for this summer? One of them is just two hours from Charlotte. Here are AAA’s top five:
- Black Hills, South Dakota
- Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina
- Las Vegas to National Parks
- Northern California and Southern Oregon Coast
- Northern New England

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Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.
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