A new AAA poll found that people are finding ways to make traveling possible in 2022, despite rising costs due to inflation.
Over 70% of people surveyed said they plan to take a trip that is at least 50 miles away, while 60% said the high gas prices did not deter them from considering travel.
According to AAA, the national average price for a gallon of gas is $4.10 as of Wednesday, $1.23 per gallon higher than last year at this time.
Airline officials have also said they expect an uptick in travel but warned that they will raise prices amid strong bookings in order to help cover higher fuel costs.
“We are very, very confident of our ability to recapture over 100% of the fuel price run-up in the second quarter and through probably the end of the summer,” Delta Air Lines President Glen Hauenstein told those attending last month’s J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference.
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“While domestic travel will dominate, it is interesting to note the number of people making plans to travel internationally as well,” AAA Mid-Atlantic spokeswoman Ragina Ali told the Washington Examiner, noting that more than 40% of those traveling are planning to travel outside the U.S. border. “That’s something we have not seen since 2019.”
Poll results also indicated that more than 50% of people feel less concerned about COVID-19 when considering traveling.
“People just really have that pent-up desire to resume life as normal, or as normal as it can be,” Ali said.
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AAA surveyed 603 residents of Washington, D.C., between April 8 and 9. The survey reported a margin of error of plus or minus 4%.
