okay we are just two weeks away from Memorial Day and you know what that means The Unofficial start of the busy summer travel season and tonight we're taking a closer look at what that trip will cost you yeah AAA says the average price of gas is going down Sacramento's average right now is 463 a gallon so it's really no surprise that more than half of American adults adults say they will drive to their vacation but there are deals if you are planning to fly it just depends on where you're going
AAA says 39 million people traveled from Memorial day last year with Pilots at Southwest and United putting pressure on the airlines over their contracts you might be wondering are my Memorial Day plans at risk while experts say strikes are highly unlikely what is likely is that you're going to pay big bucks for international travel prices are the highest they've been in more than five years Europe averaging nearly twelve hundred dollars per ticket Asia averaging more than eighteen hundred dolla
rs you want to go to Europe and bounce around fly into the cheapest airport and there are some really amazing Fair sales we've seen to Europe this summer there are low-cost carriers like Norse Airlines that's that is selling flights for 300 to Europe but things change when you look at domestic trips prices are down 19 this year than last year because jet fuel prices are dropping Hopper says the average price is 306 dollars per ticket I'd recommend people search from your home airport Google flig
hts has a feature called the explore map it'll show you airfares around the country around the world so it's no wonder why 97 of Travelers are choosing road trips this Memorial Day weekend with gas prices slightly down nationwide the hottest road trip destination is Denver jumping from number 10 on the AAA list to number one when it comes to hotels hotels.com says these are the most affordable last minute getaway deals Little Rock Greenville Chattanooga Las Vegas Birmingham and the Twin Cities a
ll are averaging rooms at 150 dollars per night or less [Music] in our areas rivers and lakes they're easy and affordable ways to enjoy the outdoors and stay cool but it's important to remember and join them shouldn't come at a cost to your safety the Sacramento Metro Fire District stresses the importance of wearing life jackets and reminding boaters to watch out for hazards with the amount of rain that we've had a lot of the accumulation of dead wood and brush has been pushed into the American
River so just be careful while you're out there there's potential for snags and things you might not see on the top that could potentially cause you harm if you are strained against those things another local road trip idea that won't cost you thousands of dollars in airplane tickets the Sacramento County Fair is back Memorial Day Weekend organizers say you can expect more than 30 rides including a new ride called Alibaba which makes you feel like you're skydiving those tickets are 12 bucks kids
under 12 are free I'm scared uh then later in the summer the California State Fair and food festival will be returning in July I can smell the elephant ears already but uh those turkey legs yes that's your favorite yeah girl I love it now we're all thinking about a late night snack huh we apologize
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