, the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.44, down from $4.26 a year ago. Last year, the start of the spring break travel season came after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which triggered a spike in oil prices.
Lauren Petrea said she remembers flying with her son to Korea in fall 2020. The pair took multiple coronavirus tests and were required to quarantine at a special facility before being allowed to reunite with relatives. They had to download an app that tracked their movements for contact tracing purposes. When Petrea, executive director of talent acquisition at one of the largest school districts in Texas, returned to Korea in December 2022, she didn’t even have to take a coronavirus test.
Does this show the economy is strong?