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    5 Reasons It Could Feel Like You're Traveling Without Moving This Summer

    Memorial Day weekend kicks off the start of the summer vacation season, and this year gas is up and plane tickets are slightly cheaper. Here's what else you need to know if you're planning a getaway.
    by David Schaper May 26, 2018 6 minutes

    If you've already tried to get away for the long holiday weekend or are planning on leaving soon, you probably know this: the highways, airports and train stations are packed with like-minded folks trying to get out of town for the unofficial start of the summer vacation season.

    Planes, trains and automobiles are overrun with Memorial Day weekend travelers and those who study traffic analytics say even people who slipped out on Thursday to beat the traffic were greeted by gridlock in many cities.

    But even if you're waiting to make your summer getaway next week, next month or later in the summer, here are five things you should know about traveling this summer:

    1. It's going to cost more. Especially if you're driving.

    The price of regular unleaded gasoline was averaging about $2.97 a gallon nationally going into the Memorial Day weekend, according to Gasbuddy.com, AAA and other sources.

    "The last time we were at $3 [a gallon] was back in October of 2014,"

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