As Gas Prices Approach $4 a Gallon, Americans Rethink Vacations NYT | Top Stories By: Audra D. S. Burch 30 March 2026 at 04:29 Already pinched by the high costs of living, some families have modified how they plan to travel by road and air as the Iran war pushes gas and oil prices higher. © Gabriel V. Cárdenas for The New York TimesGas prices in McAllen, Texas, on Friday.