did high gas prices affect your Texas vacation?

“The people who run many Central Texas tourist destinations say they are seeing more traffic this summer despite rising gas prices. Managers of local day-trip attractions attribute strong ticket sales to Central Texans vacationing closer to home. Resorts are also expecting to pick up some first-time customers accustomed to vacationing in California, Florida or Colorado.”

-quote from The Statesman article

I can’t stress hard enough how high gas prices have affected our roadtrips. We actually are making plans to go to Vegas once more this summer, but because of time constraints and soaring fuel prices we are rethinking about it. How about spending a Texas vacation in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, or Austin?

That can’t be a bad idea. It’s actually good for the local tourism business. If you’re from a different but nearby state such as Oklahoma or New Mexico, a Texas vacation may help you save money because of the tons of attractions to visit here. If you’re a local denizen, there’s still so much of the Lone Star state that you haven’t seen.

I won’t be disappointed to postpone our trip to Vegas this summer in lieu of a Texas vacation maybe in Dallas or Galveston, or somewhere with nice parks and lakes in the nearby states. It’s cool to see sights outside of Texas but everyone’s trying to conserve resources. In fact, we might just make a roadtrip from Wichita Falls to Shreveport, Louisiana. Play some golf and poker, and spend time at the lake. Again, not a bad idea!