A few AAA discounts on things you already pay for, such as a rental car, a hotel stay, or a moving truck, can save you more than a year’s dues. Before you book or pay, look up your club’s offers on AAA Discounts & Rewards and ask for the AAA rate.
For renters ages 20 to 24, one Hertz rental can pay for a year of AAA. Hertz waives its young renter fee at participating locations for members that age who book with AAA’s discount code, and AAA puts that fee at $25 a day.
Skipping it for a week saves $175. AAA says Classic, its basic tier, costs $45 to $75 a year depending on where you live, so that $175 covers the dues more than twice over. Everyone else can cover the dues with two or three discounts on purchases they’d make anyway. Start with travel and moving:
- Hertz takes up to 20% off the rate before taxes and fees, and it charges nothing for an extra driver who’s also a member.
- Members get up to 10% off at Hilton and Hyatt, 10% or more off Choice Hotels’ standard rate, and 5% or more at Marriott.
- Penske takes 12% or more off a truck rental and 12% off moving supplies with the code AAA.
Higher tiers add travel coverage. At AAA Mountain West Group, one regional club, Plus repays up to $750 when a covered problem interrupts a trip of 50 miles or more. Premier repays up to $1,500 and adds a one-day rental car when AAA tows yours.
Dues and some discounts vary by regional club, so check your club’s list in the AAA Mobile app, which shows offers near you, or on the AAA Discounts & Rewards site. Claim each one before you pay. Put the discount code from the back of your card in a Hertz reservation made at least a day ahead, pick the AAA/CAA rate when you book a hotel, and enter the code AAA at Penske’s checkout. At a store, show your card or the digital one in the app.
Before your next trip or move, add up what the AAA rate would save. A year with three $150 hotel nights at 10% off and one $500 Penske truck at 12% off saves $105, more than the $75 a year AAA lists as Classic’s highest price.
Look up your club’s full list on AAA Discounts & Rewards, or weigh AAA’s own card in our AAA Travel Advantage Visa Signature® Credit Card review.
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