<p>Gas prices above five dollars a gallon are seen on a sign at a gas station in Washington, Wednesday. Oil climbed above $111 per barrel Wednesday as the dollar weakened and the government reported an unexpected drop in U.S. crude supplies.</p>
April 22, 2011
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April 22, 2011 9 p.m.
No break this spring at pump
Tourist destinations already feeling pinched as customers stay home
With gas prices above $4 in some states, Americans are canceling spring break plans and rethinking summer vacation, and some tourist destinations are offering gas vouchers of as much as $50 to talk people out of giving up and staying home.