July 16, 2004 -- In this week's Cybershake, we look at how AAA wants to compete with free online direction sites such as Mapquest. Plus, we take a look at a service that promises to immortalize your ...

“AAA can claim a lot of credit for having developed the tourism industry in the United States and promoting it.’’Other services followed.AAA issued its first map in 1905: the streets of Staten Island, ...

RESEARCH QUESTION: Just in time for summer, AAA has released AAAmaps .com, a free, pared-down version of its members-only TripTik mapping site (the association's renowned step-by-step driving guides ...

MapQuest, the well-known online provider of maps and directions, is squaring off against AAA in a battle to provide information on gasoline prices. Denver-based MapQuest on Tuesday unveiled a new ...

As a preteen and teen in the 1950s and 60s, I remember many short and longer vacation trips with my Ohio parents. My dad, a former World War II Army lieutenant, fancied a combination of maps and “I ...

Once upon a time, not that long ago, people used to sit at their kitchens tables and unfold paper maps to plan out their vacations. Or, if they got lost along the way, they would stop to consult a ...

But the AAA map does have more landmarks and museums, and much more prominently displays hospital locations. Since its launching, the AAA Discounts app has been downloaded nearly 200,000 times, ...