As Gas Prices Approach $4 a Gallon, Americans Rethink Vacations

Maybe some 77 million Americans should rethink their 2024 votes.

That sounds nice. $5.70 here. Are we winning yet?

As someone living in California and reading $4 gas 😭

Who would have thought chaos and incompetence would cause this. Surely no one foresaw this.

Along with the loss of Canadians and our friends from the east and west our businesses based on travel and relaxation are in for a very bad future financially.

Sooo.. nobody is vacationing to the US and now Americans aren't going to vacation.. I guess we got our xenophobic insulated country that everyone friggin' wanted.

Here in California is $6.69

But Trump promised us that gas prices would go down if we voted for him. You’re telling us that he lied to us? No that can’t be.

You guys are complaining about four dollars a gallon when we may have to actually start rationing gasoline in the United States in just a few short months.

Approaching? It's $3.99(.9) where I am.

You guys take vacations?

I paid $7.69 yesterday. It was $92 to fill up my tank. I’d love $4.

I've instructed my head valet to rent out one of our summer houses.

Lol, “approach $4.” I just paid $4.99 yesterday and *that* was at a d******* because it was at Costco. Most gas stations in the Seattle area are well over $5.

I rethought vacation when they said planes were crashing all over the US because of lack of air traffic controllers.

We should ban office commuting for anyone who can work remotely, just like we did with COVID.

I think I did this math right. You are currently paying $1.25/litre Canadian. I am paying $1.75/litre in Canada right now... so thanks

I live in Chicago and every time I drive out to the suburbs, I have to see some f****** dickhead’s huge Trump sign on his business bragging about c**** gas prices (not sure if it went under or they moved - hope they went under). But lol at that moron.

Over $6 in California. Thanks republicans.

$4, it’s over $5 here

"I guess this is just the price we have to pay to be allowed to be racist pedophiles..."

lol bro my gas is at 6 for regular and 8 for diesel.

When fuel costs this much, it’s amazing how quickly everyday choices, like going on a vacation, get impacted.

That, along with the ongoing catastrofuck at airports makes it difficult 

I just did a long-planned driving vacation from NorCal to Boise to Bend Oregon and back. I had to drive because I was providing a sound system for a family wedding in Boise, great way to meet the fiancé’s whole family. I saw the price increases coming but somehow stayed ahead of them the whole way, by beelining from Costco to Costco. Still super-c**** in Boise I saw a small increase in Bend, and a larger one in CA but that could be tax differences. We got home last Monday, right as it really started hitting hard. That’s going to be the last vacation this year so yay I kinda won the race…

We are still going … but with gas price and higher costs … told the family: lower your expectations! But, time off is time off. Game nights and sunset walks are still the best.

$6.59 three blocks from my house. *F**** Trump.

Being in LA I would love for $4 a gallon. Here it’s over $6

Rethink? I never have been able to even think of one. Became an adult. Never been able to afford anything other than necessities.

Pffff. Vacations. Yeah right. That was off the table before gas started rising. This Trump economy sucks ass for working class people.

Hospitality companies (hotels/restaurants/resorts) in major cities have already been impacted by the downturn in international travel, $4/$5 gas sure isn't going to help going into the summer for domestic travel.

I’m rethinking vacations because of ICE in airports.

I have no sympathy for anyone who voted for him

I way ahead, I never thought about a vacation to begin with. *Taps head gif*

As they approach 4 bucks?! Mother f***** it's been that way!

Can save $1 per gallon by reducing highway speeds again to 55 mph.

Keep whining about electric cars and the government trying to control the bang bang sounds coming from your trucks you never tow anything in. Lol.

Who the f*** is still going on vacations that require planes or long drives?!

Approach? It’s at $4.19 where I live.

We were about 90% certain we were going to go visit family in Asia this summer, but ticket costs have gone up to the points we're only about 70% certain. Doesn't help we also have to pay for a pretty costly home repair as well, but about 3-4 months ago prices were workable, possibly even for premium economy for all overseas flights, but now if we go it'd have to be economy all the way, and that's starting to fade as well. Told my wife if we can't make it happen this year we should make a concerted effort to go next year, but at the same time who knows how things will be and maybe we just bite the bullet and try to make it happen while we know what's what?

I’m closing out my spring break with no road trips.

AAA had to add Cloudflare DDoS protection to their gas prices site because it's getting so much traffic. 

Pnw just paid 5.29 a gallon, yeah I'm tightening the purse strings.. not sure how much further they can go but yeah..

Approach? That was 2 weeks ago! I live in the Midwest 

approach?

We started rethinking vacations in the 10’s

Approach? My friend, they’re already way over $4!

We just canceled our spring break plans

$5 in the Phoenix area

Costco in Seattle area today, $4.99/gal. Thank God our other car is electric.

Makes me wonder if they'll either order all new signs and price displays for the pumps when it hits $10+, or if they'll finally give up the 9/10s of a cent scam pricing so they can keep using the old ones. But yeah, I was planning a trip for Sep/Oct but I've put that on hold now. Just no way to plan ahead safely in such instability.

Don’t worry people. All of a sudden, they don’t care about inflation. (Only when a democrat is president!) As long as Trump is getting all those illegals out of this country, we’re winning! What a bunch of idiots.

Americans rethink why they live in America.

What is a vacation? There is only work.

It’s 5.50 where I am

Where I'm at we're about to soar past $6.

I use oil to heat my house and for my hot water. While the heat is less of a problem, I still like taking reasonably warm showers. Four months ago, I paid $3/gallon. Today's price is $5.10/gallon. I asked MAGA Dad to give me the difference, since he voted for this and I didn't. He said some sacrifices will be necessary. 💀 At least my boss offered WFH days (without me asking) since I drive 50 miles roundtrip daily.

Please tell me more about where one can buy $4/gallon gas.

Approach $4 !!!

Here's a summary of america. At UPS, it takes 15 years to get 4 weeks of paid vacation...... In the EU, you get 4 weeks minimum, from your very first job, and you get more over time.... If there was one thing I could have convicned myself to do when I was in highschool, it would be toplan a life around leaving the US

> tHiS IS wHAt i VotED fOr!1!1!1!1!1!1!1!!1 - MAGA right now

Americans are getting vacations?

$4??? In my area it’s $5 and still going up.

Is that all? Thanks to the US, it's already over $9 in the UK and climbing. You ain't seen nothin' yet!

Funny how oil companies report record profits every single time prices spike, yet somehow its always blamed on whoever is sitting in the Oval Office. Domestic production is literally at an all-time high right now but the global market and corporate margins are whats actually driving the price at the pump.

It's getting out of control, if this continues going up i'm gonna be riding a bike soon 💀

I only know of staycations these days. My paid time off work is spent saving money and staying at home. Just doing chores and watching shows and playing games I already own. It’s survival at this point, vacations are a thing I don’t know I can afford again…

$4???? Has never been around $4 where I live 🤣

$4 a gallon sounds like heaven to me here in orange county lol

Meanwhile Lindsey Graham is in Disneyworld

This just makes me want to consider closer-to-home trips or maybe even staycations for a while

4.29 by me already.

I rethought vacations when my kids were born. 

I already skipped one. Thanks Trump.

Approach and passed. it’s a Trum$ grift…i mean gift.

"approach" I just paid $4.25 at the costco near me just about an hour ago - about 25ish cents cheaper than most everywhere else around me.

If that were true, prices would come down for everything else while people pullback. Nobody is pulling back, YET

Meanwhile the Senate is on a two week break

Gas prices put a damper on our intended road trip to NY this summer, with stops in DC and Philly. We considered flying, but with the current airport situation…no thanks. We are saving the money instead, lord know what’s going to happen in the next six months.

Awww that's too bad

$5 here in Washington State.

$3.67 and rising in upstate NY

This is the Twilight zone that we live in. 2 years ago this headline would have been "Biden and the Democrats can't find a way too help struggling Americans as prices rise". Even idiots in sequin trump jackets understand that project 2025's was is too blame

Wait isn't that dirt c****? In europe (germany) I paid pre war about 1.50 - 1.60 € per Liter and now 2.10 € - 2.30 € per Liter. That would be about 8$ per Gallon for you if you were living in Germany. And even I still go on vacation lol. In all honesty... it's a lot of money that the gas is going up, even worse for me. But in the end I am still "only paying" dunno 15 - 20 € more per full car. That price didn't sky rocket high enough to make me cancel my vacation... I'll just eat a pizza less?! So just to showcase what I mean: The cheapest price was 1.50 €/ L, my car has 40 Liter Tank. To fill that up previously it was 60 €. Now the highest price is 2.30 €/ L, my car still has 40 Liter Tank. To Fill that up NOW it is 92 €. Thats "only", yeah "only" 32 € more. It sucks, but it's 32 €. It's not enough to make me cancel my vacation plans lol. And in both cases (1.50 € and 2.30 €) I am talking about the CHEAPEST PRICE PREVIOUSLY and the HIGHEST PRICE NOW, which is rarely the case. I try to get gas around 2,00 - 2.05 € and before it was more like 1.70 €. Ya'll american have bigger tanks, SUVs and Trucks. Okay, thats a bit more expensive. But come on... 4$ a Gallon. Thats maybe 72 € for a 80 Liter Tank? Thats even less than filling up my 40 Liter Car lol and you got 30 Liter more to fill. So americans can basically fill a car twice as often and thats considered "expensive" while I am paying almost 90 € to fill my small toyota yaris lol. I'd take american prices for our prices. Honestly, I'd even be happy with 6$ a Gallon cause thats how much our gas cost before the war.

“I can reform. I'll start gouging the customers again. I'll revoke all my employees' vacation time.” “You gave them VACATIONS?”

I worked with this guy who retired at the end of October. He said he was going to drive across the country with his wife stopping in various little towns to explore. He was a die hard Trump supporter.

Approaching $4? The cheapest gas in my town is $4.35. No, I'm not from CA.

$4 a gallon? Yes please. Its over 5 where Im at.

I planned a spring break for my kids to visit colleges and universities in our state and nearby states, BUT WHEN I PLANNED IT, we were not at war with Iran, and it was *hella* expensive in terms of gas.

Let them eat cake

I want those stickers with trumps ugly mug that say I did this on the pumps

Gas is $6.34 in LA. Who the eff is going on vacation? Folks are just trying to survive the commute to work and back.

Already $6 in the PNW. We’d barely gotten down to just below $4 in the last year or so.

I paid $2.31 CAD per litre today which is roughly $9.74 USD per gallon.

I paid over $5 a gallon today.

Nearing $8 a gallon here in Europe.

$4 a gallon would be c****

Have a trip to Cancun in May. Bought the tickets right before the stuff with Iran even started.

The ski resorts in my area have been absolutely dead the past few weeks. They've been fairly empty all season during one of the best snow seasons in years, but recently it's been shocking. I think we are about to see a huge economic storm.

Vote for the economy

It's $4.95 down the street.

$4.29 at the Shell station here in Maryland 

No shit. Americans are getting screwed and most are confused as to why. C'mon, man!

$6.19 a gallon here

$4a gal I thought was the normal price

I have to cut back on just traveling for leisure/friends stuff locally now. I live out in the eastern parts of my city so it's always a good drive to get anywhere. With Diesel used to be at low $4s it was manageable to travel and hang out more often. Now I have to be limited because of Diesel at around $6+ a gallon now.

Americans take vacations?

1. Approaching? We are there and passed $4 awhile ago. 2. A large amount of working class Americans can’t and never have been able to afford a vacation anyways. Too many people are burnt out wage slaves just trying to get by.

You guys get vacations?

I wish it was $4 a gallon.