Nearly Half of Americans Who Prefer to Fly Are Opting to Road-Trip for the HolidayCHICAGO, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A Thanksgiving journey survey, performed by car-shopping market Cars.com™ (NYSE: CARS), uncovered that extra persons are driving than flying this Thanksgiving because of rising frustration with climate delays, skyrocketing ticket costs and schedule disruptions related to air journey. About half of respondents who’ve flown within the final six months say they’ve skilled some degree of disruption, and of these, 63% say their experiences influenced their Thanksgiving journey plans.Cars.com emblem (PRNewsfoto/Cars.com)”Personal automobiles endure as the popular mode of transportation for Americans, with 80% of Thanksgiving vacationers opting to drive this 12 months,” mentioned Jenni Newman, Cars.com editor-in-chief. “Increased flexibility within the office coupled with the prices and inconveniences of air journey means the vacation street journey has by no means seemed higher.”Despite fuel costs throughout the nation dipping barely forward of the vacations, 63% of Thanksgiving vacationers report that the worth of fuel has some impression on their journey plans — down from 77% of Fourth of July street trippers who reported gasoline value woes. Just below 40% of Thanksgiving vacationers reported that fuel costs have little impression on their journey plans.Based on Cars.com’s survey outcomes, further 2022 Thanksgiving journey tendencies embody:Giving thanks early. With extra flexibility and appreciation for household time, 41% of vacationers will go away for his or her locations by the weekend previous Thanksgiving, and at 28%, the next-highest journey day might be Thanksgiving itself.Electric automobiles are going the space. Almost 1 in 5 (18%) Thanksgiving vacationers will drive an EV, and of these, 14% will journey greater than 100 miles spherical journey.Headed to warmerish climates. The South is the preferred 2022 Thanksgiving journey vacation spot (27%), adopted by the Mid-Atlantic (16%).Early birds hit the street. Whether coming or going, most vacationers might be setting out within the morning hours, earlier than midday, although Thanksgiving Day will expertise a small peak of late-day vacationers.Story continuesCars.com shopper survey, Oct. 31, 2022; 1,841 respondentsCars.com shopper survey, fielded June 14-17, 2022; 1,670 responsesABOUT CARS.COMCARS is the main automotive market platform that gives a sturdy set of digital options that join automobile customers with sellers. Launched in 1998 with the flagship market Cars.com and headquartered in Chicago, the Company empowers customers with the info, sources and digital instruments wanted to make knowledgeable shopping for choices and seamlessly join with automotive retailers. In a quickly altering market, CARS allows dealerships and OEMs with modern technical options and data-driven intelligence to raised attain and affect ready-to-buy customers, improve stock flip and achieve market share.In addition to Cars.com™, the Company’s manufacturers embody Dealer Inspire®, a expertise supplier constructing options to future-proof dealerships with extra environment friendly operations and linked digital experiences; FUEL™, an promoting resolution offering sellers and OEMs the good thing about leveraging focused digital video advertising and marketing to Cars.com’s viewers of in-market automobile customers; DealerRater®, a number one automobile supplier assessment and status administration expertise resolution; CreditIQ™, digital financing expertise and Accu-Trade™, car valuation and appraisal expertise.The full suite of CARS properties consists of Cars.com™, Dealer Inspire®, FUEL™, DealerRater®, CreditIQ™, Accu-Trade.com™, Auto.com™, PickupTrucks.com™ and NewCars.com®. For extra info, go to www.Cars.com.CisionView authentic content material to obtain multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trading-the-sky-for-the-highway-carscom-survey-shows-more-holiday-travelers-opt-to-road-trip-to-avoid-flying-hassles-301682337.htmlSOURCE Cars.com Inc.
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