Holiday Travel Increases Due To Gas Prices

AAA estimates consumers have saved almost $350 million more on gasoline than previous year, allowing them more financial flexibility to travel this Thanksgiving.

Gasbuddy.com reported some other Tuesday prices across Minnesota of $1.94 in Benson, $1.96 in Hutchinson, $1.95 in Litchfield, $1.79 to $1.85 prices in Montrose, $1.89 prices in Morton, $1.93 to $1.95 in Duluth, $1.97 in Sauk Centre, $1.99 in Worthington and $1.96 in Moorhead.

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Once April or May hits, prices are expected to return to the $1.20/litre mark.

AAA President and CEO Marshall Doney called the lower prices “a holiday gift that will come early this year”.

With more people getting behind the wheel this Thanksgiving, Eugene police are warning travelers to make sure they exercise caution on the roadways.

Meanwhile, we could be in store for a white Thanksgiving. “We’ve seen travel increases all through 2015 cause gas prices were coming down and as gas prices came down, people go back into their cars”, continued Noble.

The alert, which does not suggest that people should cancel travel plans, notes that ISIS and other terrorist groups “continue to plan terrorist attacks in multiple regions”, and advises travelers to exercise caution while in public places or using public transportation and to be aware of their surroundings. The cheapest markets are in the Great Lakes states.

Tim Keigher, executive director of the Nebraska Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association, said he knows of no specific supply issues that would lead to higher gas prices in the Lincoln area. Nationally, the amount was $2.06, down 80 cents from last Thanksgiving.

DeHaan says there is nothing on the horizon at the moment that would signal prices to rise much, even with additional turmoil in the Middle East. Around the area, prices have dropped from the $2.30 range to around $2.09 today. The highest prices are in ski country. “That’s what always pushes prices lower in the fourth quarter”. The average annual price of regular unleaded in Kansas for the entire year of 2014 was $3.19.

“We want drivers to focus on the drive”, he said.

But he told Americans they should “go about their usual Thanksgiving weekend activities” while remaining vigilant to any suspicious activities.

“Security seemed the same”, said Kyle Jozefski, who arrived from Boston to spend Thanksgiving with family.