The Great American Road Trip is taking a front seat this summer. Of the 700 million trips Americans plan to take this summer, 97% will be by car, says a new AAA third-quarter travel forecast. That’s 683 million road trips, says AAA Northeast. Although the forecast reflects the first decline in summer travel…
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Demand, Crude Prices Push CT, Nat’l Gas Averages Higher
After dropping to a low of $1.91 in early May, Connecticut’s gas price average today is pennies away from hitting the $2 mark. Today, the average price for a gallon of self-serve in The Nutmeg State registers $1.96, 2 cents higher than this time last week, but $1.02 lower compared to last year. …
AAA Travel: Pandemic Suppresses Memorial Day Travel, But Travelers Already Planning Future Trips
For the first time in 20 years, AAA won’t issue a Memorial Day travel forecast, because the Covid-19 pandemic has undermined the accuracy of economic data used to create the forecast, says AAA Travel. The annual forecast, which estimates the number of people traveling over the holiday weekend, will return next year. Anecdotal reports…
CT Gas Prices Continue to Drop; National Gas Prices Up a Penny
What a difference a week makes! After weeks of decline, the national gas price average of $1.78 has crept up a penny compared to last week. Despite the slight increase, however, that price is still $1.12 lower than this time last year, says AAA Northeast. On the other hand, Connecticut average of $1.91…
CT Gas Prices Keep Dropping
At a $1.93 gas price average today, Connecticut has moved from the 13th to 15th spot on the list of states with the highest gas prices in the nation, says AAA Northeast. The move means that 36 states including the District of Columbia, have prices higher than Connecticut, which is unusual because The Nutmeg…
AAA Northeast AGAIN Urges Motorists To ‘Slow Down, Move Over!’ It’s the Law!
So, it has happened again: an emergency responder – this time a tow truck driver — assisting a disabled motorist, is struck on the parkway. The latest incident occurred Wednesday evening on Route 15 South in Trumbull. A tow truck driver was struck and killed while assisting disabled motorists on the roadway shoulder when another…
Gas Prices Continue to Decline
As crude oil prices drop, global inventories grow, and drivers comply with stay at home orders nationwide, state and national gas prices continue their descent. Today a gallon of self-serve regular in Connecticut has registered $1.98, 4 cents lower than last week and 91 cents lower than last year, AAA Northeast. Today’s national…
CT Gas Prices Break $2
Connecticut’s gas average has finally dipped below $2, a price Nutmeggers haven’t seen since January 28, 2016. Today’s average is now $1.995, a nickel lower than this time last week; and 84 cents lower than this time last year. The national average broke the $2 mark in late March. Today’s national average is…
CT Gas Prices Nose Dives Toward $2 Mark
Connecticut’s average gas price is expected to break the $2 mark some time this week, said AAA Northeast. The last time the state’s prices hit this level was in late January 2016. Today, Connecticut’s statewide average for gallon of gas is $2.017, 6 cents lower than last week and 79 cents lower than this…
Pump Prices Plummet; Demand Tumbles To 30-Year Low
As nationwide demand for gasoline nosedives to its lowest level since 1993, prices at the pump continue to plummet, says AAA Northeast. Today’s national average of $1.93 and Connecticut’s statewide average of $2.08 for a gallon of self-serve, regular both are 8 cents lower than this time last week. Compared to last year, the…