Andrew Gross travel tips

Summer is here and that means one thing: summer road trips. And luckily, gas prices have been dropping just in time to plan an epic cross-country adventure.

Blame it on the hurricanes. After weeks of falling fuel prices, two hurricanes within two weeks of each other cause the slight rise in gas prices.

As fall road trip season is officially underway, a new study shows just how different car rental prices can be around the country. When it comes to the most expensive city to rent a car, travelers will find the highest price ins Little Rock, Arkansas, according to a new study from Cheapcarrental.com, which compared prices at 100 different U.S. airports from September to November. The average rate for the cheapest car at Little Rock’s Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) came in at $95 per day.

If you are traveling by car, gas prices had a modest decrease in July. If you are turning on the lights, electric rates stayed the same.

It may not seem like it amid the inflated costs of living these days, but the median price of a gallon of gas in the U.S. has actually gone down since this time last year. According to AAA’s analysis, last week’s national average price at the pump fell nine cents from the week prior to hit $3.44 a gallon. That makes it 37 cents cheaper than last month and 32 cents less than it was during same week a year ago.