Drop in U.S. gasoline prices will lead to more than $1 billion in Thanksgiving travel savings: report

U.S. drivers have another reason to be thankful this month as travelers look to collectively save more than $1 billion this year during the Thanksgiving travel season, GasBuddy said on Tuesday.

The annual Thanksgiving Travel Survey from the fuel savings platform shows that 41% of its 6,359 respondents plan to take a road trip this year for the holiday travel period, which runs from Nov. 20 through Nov. 26, according to GasBuddy. That’s up 8% from the same time last year.

“Average…