Thanksgiving Road Travel Should Be Less Expensive Than Last Year

With Thanksgiving week upon us, people are thinking about the three Ts: turkey, trimmings and travel. AAA Mid-Atlantic say road trips will make up the bulk of Thanksgiving travel. As the holiday approaches, gas prices are expected to continue on a downward trend. In Virginia, the average price of gasoline stands at $3.25 a gallon, which is four cents less than a year ago.
* More than 1.2 million Virginians are expected to travel this Thanksgiving weekend. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the number of Virginians expected to travel between Wednesday and Sunday is about the same as last year. Nationally, AAA forecasts 43.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. That’s a small increase from 2011.