numbers at $154 per night and similar bump with car rentals where drivers will pay roughly $60 a day. there s so much demand in the american market for air travel, car rentals, hotels, even rental homes. and that puts a lot of upward pressure on prices reporter: wallet woes prompting the majority of adults to rethink their summer vacation plans you know, road trips used to be the affordable option, and right now they re less affordable reporter: a year ago the ball family s road trip from boston to tampa would cost roughly $375 in gas. this summer they re looking at more than $500 how are you making up the difference for inflation? we actually pack road trip breakfast, lunch and dinner and snacks and that avoids the cost of having to stop as often. reporter: trip planners also recommending fly on a tuesday or wednesday, postpone your vacation until september or consider a destination with free activities built in, like the beach or parks