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TRAVEL AGENCY
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Secret Revealed: Value of AAA Travel Agents
AAA reveals a valuable secret you ought to know.
Reading this will ease your mind and lead to a more enjoyable vacation.
Pssst: There’s a special secret perhaps you do not know about AAA.
Yes, we are going to tell you this secret just
so you do not miss out on tapping into one of the most beneficial advantages of being a AAA member. This is no secret to those who already know and are consistently pleased with this
AAA advantage. Before we reveal our secret, let’s look at some things about AAA you probably already know:
• As a AAA member, you usually remember to make good use of those membership benefits and services you know about and have experienced, and for which you hold positive memories: being skillfully rescued by AAA’s superior emergency roadside assistance, being well-prepared for a drive trip with AAA’s signature TripTiks, maps and TourBooks, and having confidence in the handling of official documents by AAA’s well-informed notaries.
• Members like yourself may remember the impressive savings achieved through special AAA member-only rates when staying at motels, hotels and resorts, as well as discounted admission costs at a wide range of tourist attractions. You may also reap the rewards of your AAA-brand credit card and other financial instruments obtained exclusively through AAA. As a member, you might have also received valuable savings on insurance coverages through our trusted insurance agency.
• You wisely take your AAA membership card whenever you leave home, but do you know the secret about one particular AAA advantage
that helps you travel with exceptional ease and confidence, enjoy the travel experience all the more, and gain additional value and travel benefits.
OK, you have been waiting long enough... here’s that secret: AAA features a full-service Travel Agency! Yes, in most of the offices of AAA Central Penn there is an actual Travel Agency staffed by friendly, professional travel agents who are well-prepared to be your Allies in Travel and who welcome your call or visit. How do you benefit from AAA’s Allies in Travel? Let’s look at just some of the reasons:
• You already know how making travel arrangements can be complicated, confusing or just bothersome, whether for trips near or far, short or long, familiar or exotic. Your AAA Travel Agent provides professional navigation along your personal paths to positive and wonderful travel experiences in the U.S. or anywhere around the world, whether it be a family vacation, honeymoon or weekend getaway.
• Travel websites frequently present their particular offerings with visual and verbal expressions of “the most luxurious,” “the best ever” or “awesome to
the max.” As your personal ally for Truth in Travel,
a AAA Travel Agent extends experienced, unbiased evaluations and guidance to you for determining which vacation, resort, cruise line, or guided tour is truly most appropriately suited to your preferences.
• Websites that sell travel often tout they sell at “cut-rate discounts” or they dangle “lowest prices
with instant purchase.” Value is an important focus for AAA Travel Agents when they turn a well-trained eye toward prices in comparison with the travel product or service being considered.
A trip sold at a cheap price may turn out to be just that: “a cheap trip.” Armed with this AAA eye on value, there is no need to pay more for a travel product or service than it is fairly worth, or pay for features not wanted. Your Ally in Travel at AAA has the professional skills for avoiding price traps while building bridges to the quality vacation of your dreams.
• Travel-selling websites can be very confusing, sometimes misleading, and especially scary when it is time to type in your credit card information and make that final financial commitment by clicking on “Buy Now.” Only after commencing with a careful consultation with you, researching and finding the most appropriate travel or vacation opportunities to suit your preferences and budget, and following your consideration of recommended options and subsequent decisions, will your AAA Travel Agent complete the reservations process on your behalf and for your benefit.
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