AAA New Mexico: Weekend Gas Watch
-- 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 Thanksgiving 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.
Area 11/26/08 11/21/08 Difference 11/26/07 Difference Date Price ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= National $1.868 $1.989 - 0.121 $3.091 - 1.223 07/17/08 $4.114 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= New Mexico $1.981 $2.155 - 0.174 $3.090 - 1.109 07/17/08 $4.078 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Texas $1.755 $1.858 - 0.103 $3.019 - 1.264 07/17/08 $3.985 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Albuquerque $1.812 $1.948 - 0.136 $3.009 - 1.197 07/17/08 $3.987 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Las Cruces $2.017 $2.249 - 0.232 $3.058 - 1.041 07/15/08 $4.012 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Santa Fe Area $1.979 $2.154 - 0.175 $3.042 - 1.063 07/07/08 $4.044 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Flagstaff $2.249 $2.424 - 0.175 $3.153 - .904 07/14/08 $4.250 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Tucson $1.901 $2.048 - 0.147 $2.920 - 1.019 07/20/08 $3.847 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Denver $1.717 $1.836 - 0.119 $2.999 - 1.282 07/17/08 $4.006 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Durango $2.051 $2.220 - 0.169 $3.182 -1.131 07/18/08 $4.221 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Las Vegas $2.017 $2.176 - 0.159 $3.153 - 1.136 07/21/08 $4.279 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= Amarillo $1.667 $1.787 - 0.120 $3.019 - 1.352 07/16/08 $3.983 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== ======= El Paso $1.927 $2.094 - 0.167 $2.959 - 1.032 07/17/08 $3.967 ======== ======== ========== ======== ========= ======== =======
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