Some of you have used TripTik® before, so you may already feel the same way I do. You know that if you go to the AAA website, you will find a great online mapping tool to help you plan your road trips. And if you don’t feel the same love as I do for TripTik®, then you are free to leave your critical comments down below. I doubt you’ll be able to sway my love though. Why am I gushing? Let me count the ways.
- You don’t need to type in exact addresses to get directions to a destination. Say you want to make a quick estimate of how long it will take you to get to Joshua Tree National Park from your home, you just find it by clicking to on National Park category under California. I love this feature because I’m always trying to give myself a quick reality check for all the vacation ideas I have swimming around in my head.
- You can save all your trips when you log in as an AAA member. This comes in handy when you have a million possible road trips you are planning. I currently have over 20 future trips saved. Did I mention I just got a new car this year?
- You can check hotel rate and availability from your trip map. When I’m checking out hotels in an area, it’s nice to see those on a map and be able to click right on the icon to check for rates. Of course, I would check other sources for hotels and rates, but it’s a nice feature to use when you are in the preliminary stages of planning your trip.
There are all sorts of nifty, little features that I’m still finding every time I add a trip. Even if you can’t list planning road trips as one of your hobbies, you’ll find this mapping tool pretty darn useful.
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Okay I had no idea you could go on there website and do this. I knew about going into the office and getting a triptik but never have done it online! You made my day!
So glad I could make your day. If you’re a vacation-planning addict then you’ll love this. See and I didn’t know you could go into the office and get a triptik.
I’m not a vacation planning addict, I like thinking of the destination, and then outsourcing the details (to my husband’s dismay). HOWEVER, I do like cool tools, so it’s possible I could become a vacation planner. There may be hope for me yet. Thanks Carolina!
Yay! I remember going to the office, as Sharlene mentions in the comments, and getting the triptik with the whole driving trip planned out including hotels, like you mentioned. Does the online version allow you to add points of interest along the way? Oh, I have to go check it out myself now… THANKS!