Memorial Day to Set Tone for Summer Travel

Gas hit another record high today at $3.87 a gallon — that’s up 4 cents in one day!

Every news program, website and newspaper is talking about the holiday travel season kicking off this weekend. AAA says travel will be down 1% this weekend compared to last year. 1%? Gas prices are up nearly 20% since then.

If the average family is driving 600 miles round trip and their vehicle gets 20 mpg, the round trip will cost $116.10 in gas, or $19.50 more than it would have last year. While 20% is a significant increase, when looking at a $20 bill it doesn’t seem like enough to stop a family from hitting Disney World or grandma’s house. Plus, with gas prices only looking to rise from here, this might be the cheapest weekend to travel this summer.

Have gas prices stopped your plans? Let us know.      

Gas prices cut into vacation travel (USA Today)