Month: May 2021

Memorial Day Holiday Travel to Rebound to More Than 37 Million

Posted on May 11, 2021

AAA Travel expects a significant rebound in the number of Americans planning to travel this Memorial Day holiday weekend. From May 27 through May 31, more than 37 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home, an increase of 60% from last year when only 23 million traveled. Massachusetts will be well…

CT Gas Prices Break $3 Mark; Highest Prices Since 2019

Posted on May 10, 2021

Today’s Connecticut average gas price of $3.01 is the most expensive it has been since early May of 2019, the last time the average broke the $3 mark, says AAA Northeast.   The shutdown of the Colonial pipeline that delivers 45% of all fuel to the East Coast is the latest factor pushing national gas…

AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Up Five Cents; Cyber Attack on Colonial Pipeline Felt at the Pump

Posted on May 10, 2021

Providence, R.I., May 10, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up five cents from last week ($2.83), averaging $2.88 per gallon. Today’s price is 11 cents higher than a month ago ($2.77) and 95 cents higher than May 10, 2020 ($1.93). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 8 cents lower than the national…

AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Six Cents; Cyber Attack on Colonial Pipeline Felt at the Pump

Posted on May 10, 2021

Westwood, MA, May 10, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up six cents from last week ($2.80), averaging $2.86 per gallon. Today’s price is 12 cents higher than a month ago ($2.74), and 92 cents higher than May 10, 2020 ($1.94). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 10 cents lower than the national average.  …

Americans Return to the Skies as Air Travel Hits Another Milestone

Posted on May 4, 2021

Providence, R.I., May 4, 2021 — More Americans are flying.  Last Thursday, more than 1 million airline passengers traveled in the United States for the 50th consecutive day, according to TSA data, as pandemic-weary Americans – many of them vaccinated – are eager to scratch their travel itch. Prior to this streak, there had not…

Americans Fly the ‘Friendly’ Skies As Air Travel Hits Another Milestone

Posted on May 4, 2021

Pandemic-weary Americans – many of them vaccinated and eager to scratch their travel itch – are flying the friendly skies. As of last Thursday, more than 1 million airline passengers traveled throughout the US for the 50th consecutive day, according to the Transportation Security Administration.   Before this streak, there hadn’t even been 7 consecutive…

Americans Return to the Skies as Air Travel Hits Another Milestone

Posted on May 4, 2021

Westwood, MA, May 4, 2021 — More Americans are flying.  Last Thursday, more than 1 million airline passengers traveled in the United States for the 50th consecutive day, according to TSA data, as pandemic-weary Americans – many of them vaccinated – are eager to scratch their travel itch. Prior to this streak, there had not…

AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Up Three Cents

Posted on May 3, 2021

Westwood, MA, May 3, 2021 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is up three cents from last week ($2.77), averaging $2.80 per gallon. Today’s price is 6 cents higher than a month ago ($2.74), and 87 cents higher than May 3, 2020 ($1.93). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 10 cents lower than the national average. “While…

AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Up Three Cents

Posted on May 3, 2021

Providence, R.I., May 3, 2021 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is up three cents from last week ($2.80), averaging $2.83 per gallon. Today’s price is 6 cents higher than a month ago ($2.77) and 91 cents higher than May 3, 2020 ($1.92). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 7 cents lower than the national…

May Day! May Day! Gas Prices are rising quickly

Posted on May 3, 2021

At the start of May, the statewide gas price average is up 3 cents, while nationally, prices are up a penny, said AAA Northeast.   As we move closer to Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer drive season, prices in both cases are expected to increase, said Fran Mayko, AAA Northeast spokeswoman.  …

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