The average price of regular unleaded gas fell another two cents since yesterday, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). That brings it to $4.60 per gallon, 41 cents lower than it was at its peak a month ago.
That’s still too high for many travelers. Pain at the pump has led a big chunk of Americans to rethink their summer vacation plans. More than four in 10 (44%) travelers say they are reducing the number of trips they are taking, and a similar percentage is shifting to destinations closer to home, according the latest survey from the Longwoods International tracking study.
At the same time, travelers’ overall satisfaction with hotels has dropped compared to last year, according to J.D. Power’s North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index (NAGSI) Study. The single biggest factor driving this year’s eight-point decline in overall satisfaction is higher prices and fees.
It makes perfect sense, then, that many savvy hotels are wooing summer road trippers with a perk everyone can use: free gas cards, typically doled out at the check-in desk when you’ve booked a couple of nights or more.
Here are just some of the deals out there:
U.S. National
Marriott’s Gas & Go promotion is running through September 5, 2022. Book a stay at any of the 17 participating properties, which span from coast to coast, and receive a $25 credit. Use promo code CUE.
Road tripping the second half of July? Register for Choice Privileges and complete two separate stays at Choice Hotels by August 1, and you’ll earn enough points for a $50 card for a gas station brand or retailer like Lowe’s, Amazon, Visa Reward Card, Bass Pro Shops and more.
Northeast
In Boston, a stone’s throw from Harvard Square, the swanky Charles Hotel has a Stay and Park package that includes a $25 gas card.
Southeast
Through September 15, the Holiday Inn Express in Augusta, Georgia, is offering a Gas & Go promo that includes a $25 gas card with every stay of two or three nights.
Midwest
In the heart of Branson, Missouri, the Hotel Grand Victorian is offering a Fuel Your Stay deal, including a $25 gas card with stay of at least two nights.
Mountain/Southwest
These days in Texas, you’ll pay an average of $4.14 per gallon of regular unleaded. Through the end of 2022, the Fairfield Inn in San Antonio is offering a gas card package that delivers a $25 gas card for every night of your stay. Use promo code TRS when you book.
Also in San Antonio, the luxurious Hotel Valencia Riverwalk’s Summer Driven Package, available through August 2022, includes a $50 gas card and discounted valet parking.
Through November 2022, the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff, Arizona, has a two-night road trip package that encourages travelers to visit local attractions such as the Grand Canyon and Coconino National Forest and comes with a $50 gift card for gas.
For outdoors lovers heading for the Humboldt National Forest, Shutters Hotel in Elko, Nevada, has a Going Fast, Free Gas promo. A four-night minimum stay comes with a $50 gas card.
West Coast
In sunny Southern California, where gas currently costs about $6 a gallon, on average, you can offset some of your vacation spend with the Fuel Pass Package at the Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, a four-diamond Marriott property just outside of Los Angeles. Stay two consecutive nights and receive a $50 gas card plus free self-parking. If you own an electric vehicle, the $50 gift card can be used for dining at the hotel’s onsite restaurant and bar.
Canada
In Kelowna, the heart of British Columbia’s wine country, Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort has a Road Trip Rewards package that includes a $100 CAD gas card with daily complimentary self-parking. (To book, call 250-763-4500.)
Bringing the kids to Toronto? The Ripley’s Aquarium Family Package at Delta Hotels by Marriott Toronto includes late checkout, a $25 CAD gas card and four anytime tickets to the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. (To book, call 416-849-1200.)
Through September 15, IHG Hotels & Resorts is offering a Gas & Go package at its Canadian properties, which includes a $25 CAD gas card with every stay of two or three nights. The offer is available only at IHG Essentials and Suites brands, which include Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Avid, Staybridge Suites, Atwell Suites and Candlewood Suites.
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