{"id":2523984,"date":"2025-12-22T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cheaper-gas-greets-michigan-holiday-travelers\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T14:12:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T19:12:57","slug":"cheaper-gas-greets-michigan-holiday-travelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cheaper-gas-greets-michigan-holiday-travelers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheaper gas greets Michigan holiday travelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcheaper-gas-greets-michigan-holiday-travelers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2523984&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan holiday travelers are seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-name-is-the-only-name-biden-can-remember-tomi-lahren-slams-biden-for-obsessing-over-the-former-president\/\" title=\"\u2018Trump\u2019s Name Is The Only Name Biden Can Remember\u2019: Tomi Lahren Slams Biden For Obsessing Over The Former President\">lower gas prices<\/a> than last Christmas. AAA reports the state average for regular unleaded is $2.73 per gallon, with mid-grade at $3.34, premium at $3.90, and diesel at $3.62 &#8211; all down from last week and slightly below Thanksgiving levels. prices in Michigan are roughly $0.30 lower than last Christmas, and while the state average is a bit below the national average of $2.86, some counties reach about $3.12. AAA expects 122.4 million Americans to travel 50+ miles between Dec.21 and Jan.1, a 2.2% increase over 2024, and Stacey Barber, VP of AAA Travel, noted people&#8217;s continued desire to travel for the holidays. Nationwide, Hawaii has the highest average price ($4.43) and Oklahoma the lowest ($2.32).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cheaper gas greets Michigan holiday travelers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2452762\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&ndash; As <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\">Michiganders<\/a> gear up for holiday traveling, they&rsquo;ll find <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gas\/\">gas<\/a> prices lower than last Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=MI\">AAA&rsquo;s Michigan average<\/a>, the current average for regular unleaded is $2.73 a gallon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4355823\/bill-would-end-specific-daytime-speed-limits-on-rural-highways\/\">Bill would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >end specific daytime speed limits<\/a> on rural highways<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4355821\/uks-harbour-acquires-gulf-of-america-oil-producer-llog\/\">UK&#8217;s Harbour acquires Gulf of America oil producer LLOG<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4355766\/ohio-gas-prices-continue-to-fall-as-christmas-nears\/\">Ohio gas prices continue to fall as Christmas nears<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Mid-grade comes in at $3.34, premium at $3.90, and diesel at $3.62.<\/p>\n<p>Those are all down from last week&rsquo;s average, while slightly less than what the average was around Thanksgiving travel.<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices in Michigan will be lower than last Christmas&rsquo; by about $0.30.<\/p>\n<p>This Christmas, AAA&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.aaa.com\/2025\/12\/aaa-year-end-holiday-travel-forecast\/\">projects<\/a>&nbsp;122.4 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home from Dec. 21 to Jan. 1. This is a 2.2% increase over 2024, surpassing last year&rsquo;s record of 119.7 million travelers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Holiday celebrations look different for everyone, but a common thread is the desire to travel, whether it&rsquo;s returning to your hometown or exploring new destinations,&rdquo; said Stacey Barber, vice president of AAA Travel.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4355309\/washington-examiner-appoints-veteran-journalist-bob-cusack-executive-editor\/\">WASHINGTON EXAMINER APPOINTS VETERAN JOURNALIST BOB CUSACK AS EXECUTIVE EDITOR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michigan&rsquo;s gas average is just slightly lower than the national average of $2.86, though some counties in the state are coming in at as high as $3.12.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, Hawaii has the most<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gas-prices-down-in-michigan-from-last-summer-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... down in ... from last summer - Washington Examiner\">-expensive gas prices<\/a> at $4.43, while Oklahoma has the cheapest at $2.32.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan gas prices lower than last Christmas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2523985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gas-pump-car-price-scaled.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32544,47186,69236,4601],"class_list":["post-2523984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gas-prices","tag-holiday-travel","tag-lower-fuel-costs","tag-michigan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/gas-pump-car-price-scaled.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2523988,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523984\/revisions\/2523988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2523985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}