{"id":359,"date":"2026-05-21T05:37:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2026-05-21T05:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:37:30","slug":"planning-a-summer-trip-get-ready-to-shell-out-more-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Planning a summer trip? 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An overwhelming majority of those travelers, 39.1 million, are expected to take to the roads over that period, surpassing last year\u2019s road trip total in spite of fuel prices running far ahead of 2025 rates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMemorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and for most Americans, it\u2019s a three-day weekend,\u201d Stacey Barber, vice president of AAA Travel, said in the report. \u201cTravel demand remains strong, and despite higher fuel prices, many people are prioritizing leisure travel during holiday breaks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The average price of a gallon of regular across the U.S. on Wednesday was $4.56, per AAA, up from $4.51 a week ago and almost $1.40 more than the $3.18 per gallon average from this time last year. The current average price is the highest ever going into the Memorial Day holiday with the exception of 2022, when the U.S. average was at $4.61 per gallon following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Utah drivers who fill up near home before heading out for the holiday will face even stiffer pricing.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, a gallon of regular was going for an average of $4.70 across the Beehive State with those living in and around St. George seeing the highest average cost in the state at $4.80 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>Continued fallout from the Iran war including restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passageway for outgoing petroleum products from Persian Gulf nations, are once again impacting consumer pricing at the pumps. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe national average price of gasoline spent much of last week drifting lower after jumping early in the week as oil prices softened on hopes that diplomatic progress between the U.S. and Iran could help ease supply concerns,\u201d said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy in a blog post earlier this week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, that optimism faded after President Trump\u2019s meeting with China\u2019s Xi Jinping failed to produce a breakthrough on Iran, while renewed warnings toward Tehran have helped push oil prices higher again. With global oil inventories continuing to trend toward historically tight levels, markets remain extremely sensitive to geopolitical developments and potential supply disruptions. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, gasoline and diesel prices are likely to remain volatile, and with Memorial Day approaching, any sustained increase in oil prices could begin pushing retail fuel prices higher again in the weeks ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=355\">BYU football gets commitment from Granger DL Moa Havili<\/a><\/p>\n<p>De Haan told CNN on Wednesday that he expects the national average gas price will hit $5 per gallon at some point next month if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.<\/p>\n<h3>Here\u2019s what we heard from Utahns about gas prices and summer travel plans<\/h3>\n<p>New statewide polling by the Deseret News in partnership with the University of Utah\u2019s Hinckley Institute of Politics finds fuel prices the top concern for Utah households when it comes to summer travel plans. For many, the elevated costs will have big impacts on vacation decisions this year.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to rate their relative levels of consideration for a variety of factors on making travel decisions in the next three months, 66% of respondents said gas prices were a major consideration and 63% called inflation a major concern. <\/p>\n<p>Gen Xers expressed the highest amount of concern over gas prices, while baby boomers the least when broken down by age, according to the survey. <\/p>\n<p>Accommodations were much less of a stress point, with only 28% identifying the availability of hotel rooms as a major consideration for their summer travel plans.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of plane tickets also figured largely for Utahns, 53% of whom ranked airfare as a major consideration. For Gen Xers, that figure went up to 61%, while for Gen Zers it was 41%.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. airfare rates, which have been pressured by the rising cost of jet fuel, are up about 18% since this time last year with the average domestic round-trip flight costing $358, according to a report from Yahoo Finance. International flights have also become pricier with the average cost of a round-trip economy flight from the U.S. to foreign destinations up $115, to $1,064, compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>The new poll also explored the extent of impacts higher gas prices would have on Utah households when it comes to summer travel plans. <\/p>\n<p>While only 14% of poll participants said they would likely cancel planned trips because of fuel costs, 44% report they will probably take fewer trips, 22% said the trips they take will be shorter and 17% said gas prices will have no impact on travel plans this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Morning Consult conducted the poll of 802 registered Utah voters May 15-18. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=353\">BYU falters late in season-ending Big 12 tournament loss to Baylor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much is a gallon of gas? Will U.S. gas prices go higher? Why are airfare costs going up? Will gas be $5 a gallon? Inflation impacts summer travel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Planning a summer trip? 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