JULY/AUGUST 2016 TRAVEL | INSURANCE/FINANCIAL | AUTOMOTIVE | MEMBER SERVICES | AAA.com
Exclusive advantages on select IN-PERSON AAA Travel bookings July 1-30
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echnology’s great, but.... When it comes to planning and arranging your hard-earned vacation, nothing beats a living, breathing human travel expert. Someone who understands your travel needs, answers all of your questions, helps you feel confident about your travel purchase decisions, knows how to secure the best value for your precious vacation dollars and will be there if an issue arises — even while you’re away. AAA Travel Agents attentively listen and assist, diligently answer and solve, thoroughly research and arrange. They deliver their best and most personal service in person, face to face; and to prove it, AAA Travel invites you to visit your nearby AAA Travel office in person in July to book your next vacation getaway. In appreciation of your in-person visit and patronage, between July 1 and 30 we’ll take $100.00 off prepaid tour or cruise vacation packages of 7 nights or longer that you book in a branch office; this exclusive in-person offer is not valid for online or telephone sales! Some may argue that the Internet is the absolute answer to everything. But the reality is sometimes the Internet is too much of everything. Googling and scanning so many web sites can be overwhelming — too many options, too much information, too many decisions to make without much assistance if you need it — and it definitely takes way too much time to sift through it all. Meeting in person with a AAA Travel Agent gives you back what you value most — your precious time. He or she can do most or all of the necessary legwork for you. Ask yourself: Do you want to spend more time planning your vacation than enjoying it? AAA agents pride themselves on being more
Did You Know
“Travel agents save consumers an average of $452 per trip plus 4 hours in travel planning... and help them avoid costly mistakes.” Best of Both Worlds: Quantifying How Travel Agents Save Consumers Time & Money (a survey/study by TNS Global market research firm, 2016)
than salespeople; they invest themselves wholeheartedly in providing personal service before, during and after your trip — from the initial quote to deposit to final payment to documentation — and even after you return home. They truly want to know how much you enjoyed your travel experience. And they make themselves accessible to you, whenever the office is open. They get to know you, they listen to you and they want to exceed your expectations. Agents aim to establish a personal connection with you right from the first meeting, by inquiring about your personal travel style, interests, budget, expectations, etc. Armed with this customized information, they can help you make educated decisions in the planning of your trip. That kind of tailored assistance and connection is sorely lacking on the Internet. AAA Travel Agents can take care of all the details for every arrangement aspect of your trip — flights, seat assignments, transfers, hotels, cruises, tours, car rentals, rail reservations, passport photos. They can do online check-ins and arrange optional items such as day trips, on-shore excursions, transfers, park admissions, etc, and special requests. They can also provide valuable “insider” tips — when to travel for the best values, how to prepare for security lines, airline bag sizes/weights, packing tips, airport parking discounts (if available), etc. continued on page 10
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Join AAA on the Road to Adventure!
Before your next road trip stop by any AAA East Central branch office and you could instantly win one of thousands of great prizes! Turn to pages 24-25 for details.
Disney News for 2017 —
Disney Cruise Line returns to New York in the fall of 2017 with sailings to the Bahamas and the Canadian coast including a 7-nt. Canada cruise. Walt Disney World Resort® vacation packages for 2017 are now available for booking for arrival beginning January 1, 2017. Ask your travel agent for details.
Check out the Summer of Savings Attraction Ticket Catalog in this Issue!
Theme parks are hot this summer! Make sure you visit your AAA local office to buy your tickets in advance — at great AAA Member prices. Some tickets are discounted up to $39 per ticket!