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American Forces Travel Offers Exclusive Military Travel Discounts

Updated on May 9th, 2024

Exclusive Travel Deals for Military Community

Julie Provost

The American Forces Travel website offers discounts on airline tickets, cruises, lodging, rental cars, and various other travel packages exclusively for the military community.

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This travel website, a product of a partnership between Priceline and the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) organization, offers discounts of up to 50% off the standard prices on travel options and events. These events could be anything from concerts, sporting events, or even theater productions.

The website targets active-duty service members, National Guard and Reserve members, the U.S. Coast Guard, retired military, and all eligible MWR patrons.

Benefits of American Forces Travel

By using the American Forces Travel website, you are eligible to receive these benefits:

Hotels

Savings of up to 50% off
Military discounts on hotels
Over 1.2 million properties available

Rental Cars

Free cancellation on post-paid cars
Exclusive promotional rates
Book prepaid rates for larger discounts

Flights

No booking fee
Reduced fees for reservation changes
Military Flight Perks
Exclusive flight options available with split ticket fares

Vacation Packages

Over 56,000 hotels with discounted rates
Unique trip planning tool
24/7 support available

Origins of American Forces Travel

On July 16th, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced that the American Forces Travel website will be opened to honorably discharged veterans of the uniformed services.

“Sixteen million veterans will now be able to access the American Forces Travel website, joining the 10 million active, Guard and reserve service members, family members, DOD civilians, and other patrons who are already receiving the benefit,” stated Patricia Barron, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy.

“We are committed to providing quality-of-life programs to our military community, which includes our honorably discharged veterans.”

In 2019, Armed Forces Travel became the only joint-service morale, welfare, and recreation travel website exclusively for patrons under DoD’s umbrella.

Additionally, every booking on the website creates revenue that supports other quality-of-life programs that impact service members and their families.

Using American Forces Travel

So, when you decide to access the travel website, you will need to verify your eligibility before you can take advantage of any deals.

To accomplish this, your eligibility will be verified through DEERS, so you’ll need to provide the last 4 of your SSN, your date of birth, and your last name. Verification only takes a couple of minutes.

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