Memorial Day Travelers Will Pay More at Pump, High Prices to Persist Throughout Summer

Traffic jams up on the Kennedy Expressway leaving the city while inbound traffic remains light as motorists hit the road for the start of the Memorial Day weekend on May 23, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

By    |   Friday, 24 May 2024 08:54 AM EDT ET

If you are planning on taking a road trip to celebrate the unofficial start of summer over the Memorial Day weekend, prepare to pay more at the pump than last year.

Relatively steep gas prices don't seem to be scaring off travelers with AAA forecasting the busiest Memorial Day weekend in nearly two decades.

Marisa Herman

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