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In a new poll, Utahns said higher costs were the main factor in summer travel plans.

Almost half of Utahns with plans to drive to vacation destinations are staying in-state.

Current airfare deals and lower gas prices are friendly for late-season getaways.

Perhaps not surprisingly, a new statewide poll found cost considerations were the biggest factors for Utahns when it came to how they planned vacation time over the summer.

In a survey conducted by the Deseret News in partnership with the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics, poll participants said the cost of airfare, inflation and gas were their top three major considerations for deciding whether to travel in July, August and September with room availability and the cost of living in the planned travel are

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