Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin GOOD VIBES ONLY: The price of gas and airfare is down for this year's July 4th holiday. S ome welcome news for July 4th travelers: Gas prices and domestic airfare are both down compared to last year, making getting to Independence Day destinations less expensive for both road trippers and jetsetters. A gallon of regular gas currently costs $3.
47, on average, according to the latest data from the American Automobile Association (AAA). That’s a 3% drop compared to this time last year. Meanwhile, domestic airfare for 4th of July weekend is down 18% from last year, averaging $263 per ticket, according to the 2024 July 4th Travel Outlook from Hopper, the deal-finding travel app.
The booking site Kayak’s July 4th forecast is similarly rosy, predicting a 16% drop in domestic airfare compared to last summer. Rental car rates have remained stable year over year at $48 per day nationally, according to Hopper. “Most travelers are booking five-day rentals, compared to four-day rentals last year, showing a desire to stretch the holiday through the long weekend, ” writes Hayley Berg, lead economist at Hopper and the author of the report.
Getting the best airfare Want the best deal on airfare over the long weekend? Understand that prices are determined by supply and demand. Since mid-May, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has seen multiple days break into the top 10 busiest days in the agency’s 22-year history. Ho.
