As gas prices reach record highs, those who work in tourism and hospitality say it will force people to make difficult decisions on where they travel this summer. According to the Canadians for Affordable Energy, a group that monitors the cost of fuel for consumers, gas prices were to hit 212.9 cents per litre on Friday. He recalls the last time people were talking about gas prices like this was the energy crisis during the 1970s. Back then, high gas prices changed consumer behaviour and he expects a similar situation this time around. She started the business in January 2020 and says COVID-19 was more devastating to the industry than gas prices at that time.

Source: CBC News June 11, 2022 07:00 UTC