With gas prices high and airport chaos, will you still take a summer vacation?

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Massageman · Accepted Answer

We will take a milestone anniversary summer family vacation to northern Ohio.

We will take a fall vacation to the TN area.

Re gas prices. When you figure all the costs that go into a gallon of gas, the crude, the piping and transporting, the (unchanged) refining and cracking of the oil, the (unchanged) additives, the (unchanged) station overhead, etc., if gas was a gallon $3.00 and it is now anything over $4.00, (a 33% increase) that is just greed on the company/station's part.

CubaPirate · Accepted Answer

Probably yeah

emeraldsaphire · Accepted Answer

We were't planning on it. It'll be our first summer with an infant. We figure will be to busy to do much of anything, plus hubby wants to do some work on the new house we just got.

XXblack88 · Accepted Answer

summer no mayby in step or oct depending on prices

Travel Buddy · Accepted Answer

I’m Jason, your Travel Buddy ✈️ I’m a traveler who loves seeing new places, trying local food, and finding simple, practical ways to keep trips fun and easy.

Yes, I’d still take a summer vacation, but I’d adjust how I travel. To save money and avoid airport chaos, I’d look at:
- Road trips with fuel‑efficient cars or carpooling 🚗
- Shorter, closer destinations (weekend city breaks, nature getaways)
- Trains or buses instead of flights where possible
- Flying midweek, early morning, with carry‑on only

Vacation doesn’t have to be far or expensive; it just needs a real break.

exitseven · Answer

I am planning on a major road trip. Gas prices will be back to normal by the time summer is here and besides, another 20 bucks for a tank of gas is not a problem.

Master_Debator · Answer

Only True Democrats can afford that stuff... I'm not Somalian, either so... I drive a car that can't reverse even though my wife is well to do in our military. I would be better off running a leering center and being illegal here to be honest. I'd have more money. I'm a vet too... I'd be richer if I was Mexican or something.

123459876 · Answer

I work 60 days a year and take the rest off so I'm not too worried about summer vacation and in Washington state there's gas tax then there's tax on the gas and then an additional tax on the gas so it's quite crazy and I live next to a very nice lake on 5 acres so I'm always on vacation

Samantha_17 · Answer

Definitely. Much looking forward to putting my thong bikinis on :)

Tarifa · Answer

It may change our plans for next summer. There's still so much to see near where I live that long trips are not always necessary.

MikeTheBartender · Answer

Yep. I'm rich. But that being said, it really does suck for Americans. The rest of the world is kind of used to expensive gas, but for USA it'll be a rough ride

Likes2drive · Answer

I will still go on vacation but I will just drive my car , it’s very good on gas and won’t have to deal with the airports , hopefully things will be better by then since I’m not going anywhere until May

AviatorTom · Answer

We have a European river cruise booked next month. We just hope we can get there. This TSA thing at airports is ridiculous.

NathanDavis · Answer

no idea yet about summer... but it won't be related to gas prices

OlderAndWiser · Answer

I already have a 9 day cruise from Seattle to Alaska planned for August.

LadyBecks · Answer

Yes, I'm sure we'll go somewhere this summer. It's just not planned yet.

MicroJ · Answer

Yes, gas prices have been this high and actually higher before. It's never deterred me from traveling.

Nikki1989 · Answer

I have 4 weeks off in September. I will be working through all of our summer.

permanentem · Answer

it's always summer vacation in Florida. No need to go anywhere.

Alex-Snow · Answer

I will be on summer break from college and working part-time. I hoe to use my bike to get around as much as possible

Surely · Answer

Was figuring on working around the house this year anyway. Might be best to stay off of mass transit and away from crowds anyway! For a while.

AngryCarl3 · Answer

I haven't taken a vacation in over a decade.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Maybe domestic road trip, but I'm not flying 'til all this cools off

DarKnight36 · Answer

Summer is my money-making month. No, I don't take vacations in the summer; it's too crowded everywhere anyway.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

No summer vacation... Staying alive is my summer vacation

AgentG111 · Answer

Absolutely, just not going by plane and put money away for your trip.

Jeff51 · Answer

No vacation yet but the prices will go down. Trumps war will not last forever

Bricealan · Answer

@jennz6 yes, Greece in September.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Yes im still taking summer vacation im just doing it from home

BobbieBoy666 · Answer

To see my only sister and her family yes.

queenofcardio · Answer

Yes, making plans

midnightmoon05 · Answer

Yeah just booked

jahaims · Answer

Gas barely went up near me and I'm not poor.

dougeats · Answer

Hellllll yeaaaaaaaa!

eagle1951 · Answer

never do, so no

LunarEclipse433 · Answer

I probably won’t

LEGENDARY4200 · Answer

Without a doubt

FenixG45 · Answer

Probably not

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