-- State and local maps -- Cell phone car charger -- Fully equipped first aid kit -- Bottled water -- Non-perishable foods -- Tissues and/or pre-moistened towels -- Blanket or sleeping bag -- Tool kit including jumper cables and a tire ironApproximately 41 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home for the holiday which is a decrease of 1.4 percent from last year's total of 41.6 million. Eighty-one percent of holiday travelers are expected to travel by automobile, 11 percent by airplane, and 8 percent by train.
1 Week Record Record Current Ago Year Ago High High Area 11/26/08 11/20/08 Difference 11/26/07 Difference Date Price ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======= ======= National $ 1.868 $ 2.020 -0.152 $ 3.091 -1.223 07/17/08 $4.114 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== State $ 1.755 $ 1.882 -0.127 $ 2.957 -1.202 07/17/08 $3.985 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Amarillo $ 1.667 $ 1.815 -0.148 $ 3.019 -1.352 07/16/08 $3.983 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Austin-San Marcos $ 1.816 $ 1.938 -0.122 $ 3.00 -1.184 07/17/08 $3.975 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Beaumont $ 1.789 $ 1.919 -0.130 $ 2.947 -1.158 07/16/08 $4.001 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Corpus Christi $ 1.684 $ 1.835 -0.151 $ 2.921 -1.237 07/15/08 $3.960 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Dallas $ 1.733 $ 1.856 -0.123 $ 2.938 -1.205 07/16/08 $3.983 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== El Paso $ 1.927 $ 2.145 -0.218 $ 2.959 -1.032 07/17/08 $3.967 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Ft. Worth $ 1.731 $ 1.848 -0.117 $ 2.922 -1.191 07/16/08 $3.975 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Galveston $ 1.733 $ 1.873 -0.140 $ 2.905 -1.172 07/14/08 $3.968 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Houston $ 1.699 $ 1.817 -0.118 $ 2.906 -1.207 07/17/08 $3.960 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== San Antonio $ 1.777 $ 1.881 -0.104 $ 2.950 -1.173 07/16/08 $3.957 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ====== Texarkana (TX Only) $ 1.699 $ 1.829 -0.130 $ 3.013 -1.314 07/17/08 $3.981 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========== ======== ======
Contact Information: Contacts: Dan Ronan - Statewide/Dallas Ronan.dan@aaa-texas.com danronan@sprint.blackberry.net 469-221-8217 office 469-583-7070 cell Sarah Schimmer - Houston Schimmer.sarah@aaa-texas.com 713-284-6552 office 281-797-7886 cell