A record number of travelers are hitting the road this week

record number of travelers are hitting the road this week

A record 33.8

million travelers are hitting the roads and skies this

week to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.

But,

according to a recent AAA Auto Club South survey, drivers

will be paying 22 cents a gallon more for gas than last

Thanksgiving.

The

statewide average for self-serve unleaded is $1.10,

compared to 88 cents last year.

"Even

though gasoline prices are at a three-year high, we don't

anticipate this will negatively impact the Thanksgiving

travel holiday," said Yoli Buss, director of traffic

safety for AAA Auto Club South. "AAA estimates that

28 million U.S. travelers will hit the roads this

Thanksgiving holiday, which is slightly more than last

year."

Thirty

seven percent of travelers this year plan to visit

cities, while 30 percent will visit towns and rural

areas.

The survey

also said that the highest volume of motorists, nearly 7

million will come from the Southeastern states.

"Gasoline

prices have moved in a downward direction after a

four-month run up," Buss said. "Continued

decline in retail demand drove prices down in the past

several weeks, but in the last day or two we have noticed

that gas prices in certain areas have begun to creep up

in anticipation of the Thanksgiving holiday."