U.S. Travelers Still Plan Memorial Day Road Trips Despite High Gas Prices
Photo Credit: A road trip in Arches National Park Entrance Station, Moab, United States Unsplash / Dino Reichmuth
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Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season that will surely test American's resilience for inflation.
Nearly 60 percent of American adults shared that they have plans to travel during Memorial Day Weekend versus 27 percent in 2021, according to a recent survey by The Vacationer.
“This is a clear indicator that summer travel is going to be up significantly. In a general summer travel survey not related to Memorial Day, we saw more than 42 percent — 180 million people — said they intended to travel more this year than last year, so it’s not surprising that there is a significant increase in Memorial Day travel,” said Eric Jones, co-founder of The Vacationer. “People said that last year was gonna be the revenge travel year, but now that everyone’s much more comfortable wit
