Summer vacations are shrinking as costs keep rising

Many Americans are cutting back on travel amid a spike in fuel prices, opting for trips closer to home, campgrounds instead of hotels, and fewer meals out.

This article is part of “Unaffordable America,” a series examining rising economic inequality in the U.S. and the policies that drive it.

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Shorter getaways. Campgrounds instead of hotels. Car trips rather than cross-country flights. For many Americans feeling the pain of higher gas prices, summer vacation is looking different this year.

Just a moment.