AAA Richmond Southside

We went to AAA to book our honeymoon trip to Punta Cana in Dominican Republic thinking that they might have something to offer in the way of service beyond what can be found online. They ended up quoting a price of $ 5700. We had found much better deals already online. They said that they could match prices on an «apples to apples» basis only. Well, we just happened to be armed with our IPad so we pulled up the same itinerary as being offered for $ 5700 at $ 3900 on Travelocity. They said they would match it but were having some difficulty and would get back to us. At this point we realized that AAA had nothing to offer above online booking, but since the person had been nice we gave her the chance to book it. Two days later she calls back with an equivalent deal, but it was going to be $ 400 more than Travelocity. We said «no thanks». The whole AAA experience was a waste of time!

I’ve been a card-​carrying AAA member for years, and I use their services often. I often go by to pick up maps and guidebooks, and I like to compare their Trip-​TIk to my own internet directions, since often services like «Mapquest» leave out one crucial turn or tell you to go right when you should go left.
The staff is really knowledgeable and they’ll look it up or ask another travel rep if they don’t know the answer to your question.
AAA also offers really good resident discounts on things like theme park ticket, and I’ve even bought luggage at the AAA office.