This Labor Day Weekend Please Send Postcards, Not Invites

Labor Day once conjured up old-fashioned images of dad throwing burgers and hot dogs onto a charcoal-fired grill. It was the original “staycation.” But something has changed. Like other national holidays, Labor Day is becoming a traveling time. Increasingly, brides and grooms are exchanging their vows over holiday weekends, since it gives their guests extra time to explore wedding destinations. On July 4th, instead of staying home to light sparklers on the front lawn, 49 million Americans packed up and hit the road, reported the Automobile Association of America. And it's not just national holidays. Across the calendar, from the Chinese Lunar New Year to “babymoons” to Pride, people are travelling and looking to celebrate in new places. Have you noticed that trains, planes and automobiles are packed? What explains this potent trend?