surging. nbc s gary grumbeck is at a rest stop in delaware. aside from gas prices, why else is traveling so darn expensive this summer? reporter: hey there, alison. we know people have been confined to their homes for the past year and a half. they re ready to get out and they want to celebrate 4th of july weekend. that s what 47 million americans are doing, some in traffic behind me on i-95 north here in newark. every part of the journey for those people and people across the country will be more expensive. the hotels are 30% more expensive than the last time you probably took a weekend vacation. rental cars are 80% more expensive than the last time. that s simply because of the supply and demand of the rental cars. gas prices are expensive across the country. here at the welcome center, it is $3.11. the national average is about $3.12, but it is almost a full dollar more than it was this time last year. of course, this time last year there were a whole lot less cars
definitely leave an hour earlier. we were literally the last ones. getting enough crewmembers to fly and service the planes. cast on the road with almost certainty. huge traffic expected and wrote to the beaches and lakes all over the country and drivers looking at a seven-year high. according to aaa, the cost of regular unleaded is $3.12 a gallon. in california, the average cost is 4.28. this is not a good situation.
they re vaccinated. feeling like things are getting back to normal and they want to celebrate the 4th of july. exactly what 47 million people are expected to do this weekend, they re hitting the roads and the sky, but things are much more expensive than they may remember. hotels are up 30% more than they were the last time you probably traveled a year or two ago. rental cars are up more than 80% in part due to the simple availability of those cars. and gas prices, they re expensive everywhere, across the country, no matter where you are. here in delaware, at a rest stop, the average is about $3.11 for regular, for a gallon, that s just below the national average of about $3.12, but that s a full dollar more than it was this time last year. of course last year there were a whole lot less cars on the road during the holiday weekend. and i want to show you a map. if you re traveling in nevada, in washington state, in hawaii, or in california, you re going to see some of the highest gas pr
to deal with mask wearing. you still have to wear a mask in the flight and the f.a. chl a coming up with a creative way of reminding people that they should be adhering by the rules. at the end of the day, kids telling adults, act your age, listen to the rules. a part of the p.s.a. fighting is not good when you re on a plane. they ll go to jail if they keep doing that stuff. i would be really scared. i would not like that if someone did that to me. they should know better if they re like adults. they re grownups and they have to play a good role model. pretty wise words and some finger wagging from kiddos. coming to those who are avoiding air tral altogether they have to pay a financial price. it s about $3.12 a gallon right now. the highest we have seen fuel prices in about seven years. that s because of the struggle to try to find drivers to get
aaa expecting 48 million will have traveled by road or by air by the time this fourth of july weekend comes to a close. most of them some 43 million opted to drive to and from their destinations according to andrew gross from aa. the biggest difference is those traveling by car and a number of factors figureing into that. international travel is still down. cruising has not picked back up yet and people may generally feel a little more comfortable traveling by car. you can decide when you ll leave, where you re going to stop and maybe not everybody in the family is vaccinated yet. reporter: he expects families aren t being kept away by rising prices. with a gallon averaging $3.12 nationally, the highest in seven years. $11. i m at 2.5 gallons. reporter: experts say not only is summer demand to blame but a shortage of fuel truck drivers that left some service stations empty. flying this weekend, you want to