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Horizons 2015 Media Kit 6October 2014
AAA Member Demographics
Age and Gender Household Income
$109,200 $84,400
Average Income Median Income
Marital Status
Married
Widowed
Separated/Divorced
Single (never married)
58%
14%
10%
12%
Occupation
60%Professional/Manager
Main Residence
$445,900 $355,100
Average Value Median Value
18% 82%
Rent Own
Visited AAA branchVisited magazine/club website (or AAA.com) Planned/modified existing travel plansCalled AAA Travel counselorVisited advertiser’s websiteCalled a toll-free numberCalled advertiser directly(Source: 2013 GfK MRI Subscriber Study)
33.5%29.0%
9.9% 9.1%7.6%6.4%3.4%
Horizons readers are loyal and engaged
18-347.3%
35-5437.7%
55+55.4%
65+28.0%
38% 62%
Median Age
57
Education
Some College4 Years+
Bachelor’s Graduate30% 24%
54% 83%
Horizons 2015 Media Kit 7October 2014
AAA Member Travel Habits
Travel ComparisonUS HH Horizons HH
Took Trips 50.9% 74.0%
Plane Trips 42.2% 62.3%
Used Rental Car 9.5% 25.8%
Casino Gambling 15.6% 27.8%
Cruises 8.4% 19.6%
Bus Trips 2.1% 11.2%
Motor Home 1.7% 3.9%
Railroad Trips 1.9% 14.0%
Stayed at a hotel forBusiness and/or Vacation
Foreign Travel: Last three years
Owns a valid passport
Took a foreign trip in last 3 years
46%72%
74%
60.7% 21.5%
12.5
8.0 16.7
Average number of nights per year
Vacation Business
Average nightsper year
Average nightsper year
Quick Facts
85%Traveled by car
77%Took
Weekend trips
$2,800Avg amount
spent on trip
Business/PersonalBusinessPersonal
98.0%
23.1%10.5%
$
$
$
$
74%Took Vacations
International Places Visited (last 3 years)Activities: Last 12 months
44%HISTORIC
SITES
52%BEACH
29%NATIONAL
PARKS
24%THEMEPARKS
18%ART
GALLERIES
16%SPA
12%GOLF
Canadian Provinces Visited (last 3 years)29.4% Canadian Provinces
Ontario 14%
Pacific Provinces4%
Atlantic Coast Provinces
8%
Quebec 9%
Heartland Provinces 2%
Horizons 2015 Media Kit 8October 2014
AAA Regional Travel
Source of information when planning a domestic or foreign trip
Top U.S. areas visited in the past year
74%of Horizons readers took at least one overnight domestic trip in the past year.
Friends or Relatives 49.0%
Horizons Magazine 29.4%
Other Magazines/Newspapers 24.0%
AAA Website 17.1%
Direct from Travel Provider 22.6%
AAA Travel Agency 17.8%
Books 14.5%
Television 12.6%
Connecticut Connecticut Casinos 18.3%
Mystic/Eastern CT 16.8%
Hartford 10.8%
Florida Orlando 8.3%
Maine Sea Coast 21.3%
Massachusetts Boston 47.2%
Cape Cod 43.0%
Berkshires 15.5%
Martha’s Vineyard/Nantucket 12.1%
Plymouth County 7.8%
Pioneer Valley/Springfield 4.8%
New England Ski Areas 15.4%
New Hampshire White Mountains 18.1%
New York New York City 26.2%
Long Island 5.7%
Finger Lakes Region 4.8%
Lake George/Saratoga 4.7%
Niagara Falls 3.4%
Pennsylvania Philadelphia 5.1%
Dutch County/Hershey 2.9%
Rhode Island Newport 26.3%
Providence 23.5%
Virginia Williamsburg 1.4%
Horizons 2015 Media Kit 9October 2014
AAA Travel Planning and Booking
Readers of Horizons most often look to the magazine for travel-related information. This is evident from the 40% of readers who use magazines when planning a trip.
86%
62%
11%14%
4%
Method of transportation when taking a trip
Method readers use to make reservations or buy tickets for trip
Direct from Travel Provider 60.8%
AAA Travel Agency 18.5%
AAA website 6.9%
Other Travel Agency 15.5%
How long before traveling do you typically book your trip?
75.9% 6 Months or less
50.0%
23.6%
2.2%
3-6 Months before traveling
Less than 3 monthsmore than one week
One week or less