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Gas prices could take bite out of Thanksgiving travel
Updated: 5:18 PM EST Nov 22, 2021
The cost of gas has passed COVID as Americans chief concern when it comes to travelling this Thanksgiving, according to a GasBuddy survey.The survey indicated that 51 percent of people said high gas prices would have them tapping the brakes on travel this year.”Similarly to last year, motorists are contending with a rise in Covid cases ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday when many drive to celebrate with friends and family. Only this year, we’re also just cents away from the highest Thanksgiving gas prices ever recorded,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “With global oil demand surging this year as the pandemic has eased, we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory – some of the highest Thanksgiving gas prices on record. Americans are responding to the prices by slamming the car door shut and staying off the road.”Overall travel numbersIn 2019, the same survey found that 65 percent of Americans planned to travel for Thanksgiving.In 2020, COVID drove that number down to 35 percent. This year, with high gas prices and COVID still a concern for many, only 32 percent of respondents said they planned to travel.If you’d like to find the cheapest gas prices near you, visit GasBuddy.com.
The cost of gas has passed COVID as Americans chief concern when it comes to travelling this Thanksgiving, according to a GasBuddy survey.
The survey indicated that 51 percent of people said high gas prices would have them tapping the brakes on travel this year.
“Similarly to last year, motorists are contending with a rise in Covid cases ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday when many drive to celebrate with friends and family. Only this year, we’re also just cents away from the highest Thanksgiving gas prices ever recorded,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “With global oil demand surging this year as the pandemic has eased, we find ourselves in unfamiliar territory – some of the highest Thanksgiving gas prices on record. Americans are responding to the prices by slamming the car door shut and staying off the road.”
Overall travel numbers
- In 2019, the same survey found that 65 percent of Americans planned to travel for Thanksgiving.
- In 2020, COVID drove that number down to 35 percent.
- This year, with high gas prices and COVID still a concern for many, only 32 percent of respondents said they planned to travel.
If you’d like to find the cheapest gas prices near you, visit GasBuddy.com.