Budget-minded consumers should seize this summer’s travel bargains as similar savings may not be available in the future. Before deciding whether to take an extended vacation, AAA recommends doing a quick financial check and a travel needs assessment. Potential travelers who have a general unease about the economy may be pleasantly surprised after taking this quick evaluation quiz provided by AAA.

"By carefully assessing our individual economic circumstances and personal travel situation, many of us may realize traveling this year should not be seen as a guilty pleasure, but as something we should get out and enjoy," says Doug Bower, vice president of AAA Travel and Financial Services. "By going now, we also will be doing our part to get America’s economy moving again.”