Demographics and Research

AAA Members Account for 36% of the Hotel Market

AAA Approved properties that participate in multimedia TourBook advertising and Official Appointment logo licensing have a powerful connection to the largest independent leisure travel market—51 million AAA/CAA members.

Enthusiastic Travelers
 

85% of members have taken at least one overnight trip in the past 24 months, 2 or more trips per year on average.

 

Members are 59% more likely to travel for leisure than non-members.

 

6.5 million new members join AAA each year, more than half for travel information.

Big Travel Spenders
  Members account for 359 million U.S. room nights annually—nearly 1 million rooms daily.
  Members spend $38 billion per year on travel lodging.
 

Members spend $52 billion per year on dining while traveling and another $58 billion on entertainment and shopping while traveling..

Your Ideal Target
 

The average AAA member is 54 years old.

 

The average annual household income of a AAA member is $90,000.

 

Nearly half of members are college graduates.

 

On average, members stay longer and spend more per night than non-members.

Exclusive Exposure…Effective Results

AAA/CAA's exclusive marketing programs leverage the resources members use most to make travel decisions—the TourBook and CampBook guides, the trusted AAA Approved logo, and the exclusive AAA Diamond ratings.

Informed Decision Makers

 

Members request nearly 50 thousand TourBooks every day.

 

73% of members keep their TourBook guides for one or more years.

 

60% of members share their TourBook guides with family members and friends.

 

Members view some 24 million AAA.com TourBook listing pages annually.

 

53% of TourBook users prefer to have the printed book in addition to online access via AAA.com.

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