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The 10-cent rate increase comes as more motorists take to the road. Prices are now at the highest daily average since mid-May.

Gas prices are on the rise as two of every five Floridians are planning a spring road trip.

The U.S. Travel Association estimated that international travel to the U.S. was 34 percent below pre-pandemic levels.

More Americans plan to take a cruise in 2023, which bodes well for Florida’s cruise industry. Black Friday was a record day for cruise ship bookings in the U.S.

The holiday travel season this year is expected to rival the busiest seasons before the coronavirus pandemic at Florida’s two most bustling airports.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline continues to drop toward $3 in Florida and is lower than a year ago.

AAA forecasts 2.9 million Floridians will travel for the holiday weekend. More than 90 percent of them will drive.

Due to the rising Myakka River, I-75 is shut down in both directions from mile marker 179 (North Port / Toledo Blade Blvd) to mile marker 191 (Englewood / Jacaranda Blvd).

A single car crash involving a Chiles High School student last weekend happened in the same area where two Chiles students were killed in a crash last year.

Tourism in Florida during the first half of 2022 was up 20 percent from the same period last year and was higher than during the first six months of 2019, the last full year of travel before the pandemic.