I am just approaching 55. At 50, I joined AARP. I do not agree with most of their politics, but the discounts on hotels is often better that AAA. AAA is the perferred overall discount card, for one that mainly serves another purpose (emergency road help, maps, travel services, etc). The Entertainment card is also quite useful for hotel discounts, although I buy mine mainly for dining out.

I will be happy to see somemore "stuff" on these programs. Few have been available, but more will become so next year.