It pays to play with AAA

Last year AAA members saved more than $2.1 billion at theme parks, on movie tickets and hotel stays and other services by taking advantage of Show Your Card & Save(R) discounts. With the summer travel season in full swing many people are making plans for travel and fun activities. Now AAA discounts can help stretch entertainment budgets with savings up to 60 percent on green fees at more than 3,000 golf courses. Golf Digest Tee Times has become AAA newest partner in helping members enjoy more while spending less

AAA members now save $20.00 on a one year membership to Golf Digest TeeTimes.com. The membership, available at a AAA exclusive price of $39.95, saves members up to 60 percent every time they play at one of more than 2,700 courses. The site allows members to search for participating golf courses and schedule tee times with special member savings including two for one rounds, online specials and free cart rentals. Looking to tune up your game? Members also receive a $250.00 PGA TOUR Experiences Gift Card to the TOUR Academies which are located at some of the top resorts in the country including TPC Sawgrass, TPC Scottsdale, TPC Las Vegas, Hilton Head and the World Golf Village. For details, visit AAA.com/shopnow.

"At a time when Americans are faced with the stress of managing household budgets we are pleased to offer our members affordable options for leisure activities," said Tom Wilt, managing director, AAA Partnership Programs. "We will continue to expand our program with more retailers in more cities to offer our members more opportunities to save."

Additionally, AAA discounts offer members savings on a wide variety of products and services at more than 162,000 locations worldwide. Members can save on admission to theme parks, movie tickets, sporting events, dinner theatre shows and more. Visit AAA.com/discounts for a complete list of partners and offers. To follow is a partial list of discounts available to AAA members that will make summer more enjoyable.

AAA offers discounts available at Hertz(R) Car Rental and hotels worldwide including Best Western(R), Hampton Inn(R), Hilton Hotels(R), Hyatt Hotels & Resorts(R), Marriott(R) Hotels & Resorts and Starwood Hotels & Resorts, make a summer getaway more affordable. If you are heading out of town and can’t take your pet, check out the savings from Fetch! Pet Care.

Need pool supplies, sunglasses or other summer gear? Check out AAA’s shopping discounts at partners such as Target.com, Kmart.com, Sunglass Hut and more.

Apple iPhone users can easily find their way to AAA member savings this summer by downloading a new application, AAA Discounts. The free, GPS-based "app" displays more than 110,000 retail locations of AAA Show Your Card & Save(R) partners near user locations. The AAA Discounts iPhone app acquires the user’s location automatically, displays nearby AAA Show Your Card & Save locations and allows users to pan and zoom on a regional map.

It also displays key information including the name, address, phone, distance from location and a summary of the discount details. Users can filter listings by category and have one click access to narrative directions. The AAA Discounts app works on the iPod Touch as well when the user has access to WiFi.

AAA’s Show Your Card & Save program is the largest member discount program in the world offering more than 162,000 locations for savings worldwide including 110,000 retail locations in North American and popular online retailers including Target.com, FTD.com and more. Visit AAA.com/discounts for a complete list of retailers and offers.

As North America’s largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 51 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at AAA.com.

Source: AAA