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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
Marie Szaniszlo

More Americans plan road trips this summer, despite record-high gas prices

BOSTON — More than half of Americans say they plan to road-trip this summer, according to a new survey, even though analysts predict that the price of gasoline could hit $6 before the season’s end.

Fifty-eight percent of people surveyed said they intend to drive to their summer destinations, an increase from last summer, when gas prices were nearly $1.50 per gallon lower, according to GasBuddy, a fuel-savings platform.

Nearly two-thirds, however, said they have yet to confirm their plans, and 38% said that high inflation is a factor.

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