iPhone App Helps Find AAA Discounts

AAA has released a new FREE iPhone app, allowing members to easily locate establishments that offer a AAA discounts.

No more toting around your guide book, all you have to do is download via iTunes are from the App Store on your phone or iTouch, and 160,000 discount locations are literally at your fingertips.

So let’s give it a test drive!

I downloaded the App to my iPhone, and figured I’d check out to see what discounts were available in my home area.  Oh dear – first pass shows no discounts close to home.  But – I’m given the option to expand the search area, and what do you know – there’s a drug store down the street that offers a discount to AAA members.  I wanted to expand to a little bit broader area, but once it expanded to find one discount location it didn’t give me the opportunity to expand further.

You can choose a route map to get you to the location, or pull up listed directions.  If you’re looking for a specific type of business (shopping, entertainments, dining, etc.) you can filter narrowly for only your preferences.  If you enter your AAA membership number you can open up additional functions, including a direct click to call for Roadside Assistance.

So far, it looks like a handy little app.  I never remember where I can take an advantage of a AAA discount, and now I’ll probably check a little more often.  I’ll look forward to trying it a bit more in depth when I’m on the road, but saving a few buck here and there all adds up.

Photo credit:  AAA