Family Travel Adventures

There are many travel programs that profess to offer discounts but I have not found most of them to be that helpful.   A few that we use regularly are the Entertainment hotel discount card, GoCardUSA and our AAA discount card.  All are easy to use and seem to save enough money to make them worth the effort.

The Entertainment discount card comes in the Entertainment coupon book which is available for a variety of cities (you can find it to order online or for sale at many retailers such as Walgreens).  The discount card is available for hotels across the country, regardless of which city’s book you purchase.  We have saved 50% off the rate at several very nice hotels through this program.  It is definitely worth calling to check.  Sometimes it is even worth buying the Entertainment book for whichever city you are travelling to because there are great coupons for attractions and restaurants inside.

GoCardUSA is a program we had heard of through the years but didn’t ever check into the specifics until a trip to California last year.  With GoCardUSA you purchase a card for a specific area which gets you into a variety of attractions in that area for a set amount of time.  We used one for Southern California and saved about $50 per person on all of the activities we already planned to go to.

If you have a AAA card, don’t forget to use it for discounts!   Many hotels offer a special AAA rate (though sometimes you will find this isn’t the lowest rate available).  Some activities also offer a AAA discount;  it is always worth asking!