AAA Oklahoma Members Saved more than $19 Million using AAA Discounts in 2009

NEWS from AAA Oklahoma, Feb. 11 – AAA discounts, including those available through the organization’s Show Your Card & Save program, as well as discounts on hotel stays and automotive repair, saved AAA Oklahoma members $19,288,000 in 2009. Members who used AAA discounts saved on average $93 during the year, more than the cost of a Classic AAA Oklahoma membership. Sixty-one percent of AAA members utilized AAA discounts on everything from travel and restaurants to home electronics and prescription drugs during the year.

“The difficult economic climate of the past year made saving money a necessity for many families,” said Neal Krueger, president and CEO of AAA Oklahoma. “We are pleased to know that our members are taking advantage of the discounts offered with AAA membership and we are committed to continually expanding AAA’s discount programs to offer members even more ways to save.”                                                                                                                                        

AAA’s savings figures are based on AAA’s Show Your AAA Card & Save Awareness and Usage Study. The annual survey asks members about the savings they receive from AAA’s entire portfolio of discounts including AAA’s Show Your Card & Save program, AAA Travel Services, AAA Financial Services and AAA Automotive. Utilizing the benefits of membership, consumers can save on thousands of products and services from hotels and pet care and from auto repair to clothing. For a complete list of savings opportunities visit AAA.com/discounts.

The survey also showed that hotel and motel discounts are the most commonly used AAA discounts, with seven in ten (69 percent) members reporting that they have used that type of discount. One-half (51 percent) of all members have used travel services/product discounts, and approximately one-fourth have obtained discounts for attractions or theme parks tickets (28 percent) and automotive services (22 percent).

New discounts offered to members in 2009 include savings at Gap Outlet and Banana Republic Factory Stores and discounts on pet sitting services with Fetch Pet Care. In 2009, AAA also launched the AAA Discounts iPhone App, making it easier for members to find discounts. The free, GPS-based app displays Show Your Card & Save partners near user locations.

AAA’s Show Your Card & Save program is the largest member discount program in the world, offering AAA discounts at more than 164,000 locations worldwide including 110,000 retail locations in North America and popular online retailers including Target.com, FTD.com, Kohls.com, FTD.com, BarnesAndNoble.com and many others.