I meant to post this last week when it was still fresh and newsy, but I plum forgot. Anyway, I know the article was written for a Salt Lake City media outlet, but the premise is interesting.

Is it cheaper to fly to your summer vacay destination, or drive?

Used to be that the answer was automatic - especially if you were talking about transporting a family to say, Disneyworld or Yellowstone. DRIVE. All those hateful, long hours in the car, testing just how long it would take your dad to yell an expletive and your mom’s voice to reach pitches that only dogs hear.

Now, with gas prices hovering way too close to the $4 a gallon mark, that might be a thing of the past. It might actually be cheaper to fly.

And if your summer destination isn’t within the contiguous 48, all of this is totally moot anyway. Where are you going this summer? Go on, make me jealous.

Monday, May 19, 2008 | general