Some 48 million Americans will travel on July 4 — but they’ll pay through the nose for rental cars and gas

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If you're one of them, expect to pay 14-year record high gas prices over the holiday weekend.

Some 48 million Americans are hopping on trains, planes and automobiles over the July 4 weekend. Most, it seems, will be traveling by road.

The resurgence in travel comes as more than half of the total U.S. population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as of Tuesday, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“ Americans are confronting 13-year record high levels of inflation ”Americans paid 5% more overall for goods and services last month compared to May 2020, according to data from the latest Consumer Price Index.

Daily car rental rates this Independence Day are 86% higher compared to the same period last year, topping out at $166, according to AAA. Many people still express reluctance about flying due to the high fares, lack of direct routes to many locations and the threat of COVID-19 variants.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

 

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Bullish

Isn’t through the nose anti Semitic? Woke culture, can I get a ruling here?

stayhome StaySafe DontTravel

go through priceline type sites vs directly to the rental car orgs, we saved $40 a day doing that and got a full size

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