THE TOOLS TO PLAN AND ENJOY THE ULTIMATE ROAD TRIP
May 5, 2021·3 min read
2021 will be another year of road trips with your friends and family, and there are plenty of great resources to help plan their perfect trip. It’s important to utilize a number of travel planning tools and resources to make sure you make it to and enjoy your final destination, and have plenty of fun along the way.
AAA offers a number of tools and resources to help plan a road trip adventure. Take advantage of these offerings:
TRIPTIK ROUTINGS TripTiks make exploring the open road easy. Get directions and maps, find gas stations, plan your stops and things to do—all in one resource. You can even save TripTiks to make planning your journey quick and efficient. Plus, it’s mobile friendly, and you can have everything you need with a few touches.
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TripTiks helps you plan road trips to millions of destinations. Simply enter a starting point and destination to map your route and get turn-by-turn directions. Then, use points of interest icons to locate and get information about nearby restaurants, attractions, events and more. You can even book hotels, including pet-friendly ones. And, the gas station icon will show you where you cans top to fill up on the way.
ONLINE TRAVEL GUIDES
Plan a trip to some of the mostpopular destinations in the U.S. with assistance from a AAA Travel Guide. AAA’s guides provide expert advice and insight about where to go, how to get around, what to do and see on the way and once you’re there, and makes sure you know what you can’t miss.
These planners also offer suggested itineraries, transportation details, event schedules, passport information, and other insights you’ll need to plan the perfect trip without missing anything. Simply visit the website and search where you’d like to go, or choose from a list of top destinations.
PAPER AND DIGITAL TOURBOOK GUIDES The classic AAA TourBook is now available in both paper and digital format. These guides provide you with interactive travel content that can take you through planning your perfect road trip. Each TourBook includes a number of features to make your trip go smoothly, including:
●City overviews and information.
●High-quality maps of nearby cities, National Parks, and other scenic features.
●Must-see attractions like museums, theme parks, and more.
●Itineraries.
●Hotels.
●Photo galleries and videos.
You can also book hotels online, and view nearby road trips and scenic drives for side-trip and outdoor adventure inspiration.
MAPS Wherever your road trip takes you, be prepared with a AAA Map. Our map gallery gives you more than 400 U.S., Canada and Mexico maps to choose from. The maps outline metro areas, national parks and other key destinations you can’t miss, including attractions, airports, scenic routes, highway exits, rest stops, and AAA locations. Download them to your phone, or print them in a 8 ½” x 11” format.