(NAPSA)—Rising fuel costs don’t have to mean putting the brakes on family roadtrips. Instead, experts suggest simple tips, such as keeping tires well inflated and your car well maintained, as well as cutting down on heavy luggage in the vehicle and driving the speed limit to help you save fuel. It’s also a good idea to plan yourtrip out ahead of timeto help you take more direct routes to destinations—and to help ensure you seeall the sites an area offers. Families can even find Websites dedicated to planning memorable—but fuel-efficient—road trips all across the country. For instance, Goin6.com, from Motel 6, helps vacation seekers plan a one-tank trip and use their hard-earned dollars toward fun activities and gasoline, rather than on accommodations. Following on the heels of the recently announced Jazz Journey, the site’s newest series of trips takes travelers throughhistoric American sites along the Eastern Seaboard, California wine country and themeparks, and some of America’s bestknownnationalparks. Thesite helps road trippers and other travelers plan a great trip by organizing the information included on the site into helpful “Eat,” “Sleep” and “Do” feature tabs. Each featured journey includes Motel 6 locations along the way that provide comfortable and affordable accommodations that offer savings of $40 to $60 a night when comparedto mid-scale hotels. he Motel 6Jazzjourney ICOny Wy > Jazz Journey: TheNewOrleans/Chicago Loop < The Web cannhelp people plan affordable road trips that are fuel efficient and fun. Terrific Trips Thesite’s highlighted national park trips include tours through Bryce Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Zion National Park and more. Travelers are guided through canyons, lakes, trails and moun- tain peaks and directed toward highlights and activities in and around each of these parks, including hiking, rock climbing and whitewater rafting. Other trips include stops in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland; an exploration of Southern California’s theme parks with stops at Magic Mountain, Universal Studios, Disneyland, SeaWorld and many more. For more information, visit www.goin6.com.
