AARP Travel Center on expedia-aarp.com offers special deals and discounts on hotels, flights, car rentals, vacations, and cruises just for AARP members. Members can save up to 30% on car rentals and 10% on select hotels, plus get perks like free upgrades and a $50 gift card when bundling flight packages. They also offer a subscription email newsletter that delivers handpicked travel deals and exclusive offers directly to members. So if you see a charge from them, it’s likely for managing travel bookings or for these membership-related deals and services.
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Cancelling an AARP membership or subscription, particularly on the expedia-aarp.com site, appears to be relatively straightforward. Users generally can cancel flights, hotels, and car rentals via an online 'My Trips' section, though cruises require a phone call. The process involves navigating to account settings or bookings and selecting cancellation options, which is not overly complex but may take some time due to required navigation and potential call time for certain services.
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How to Cancel AARP: Step by Step
If you purchased through AARP website:
- Visit the AARP website at www.aarp.org.
- Log into your account using your credentials.
- Navigate to the 'Account Details' section.
- Find the 'Membership Payment Details' option.
- Click on 'Cancel Automatic Renewal' and follow the prompts.
- For direct cancellation:
- Call AARP customer service at 1-800-514-4564 and request cancellation.
- Chat online with a representative via the website.
- Wait for confirmation of your cancellation via email or notification.
Tips & Tricks for Canceling AARP
- Call AARP directly at 1-888-687-2277 and be persistent; some users found that clearly stating you want to cancel automatic renewal immediately helps.
- Use specific language requesting escalation if the first representative resists cancellation. Mention "I want this cancellation escalated to a supervisor or manager".
- Contact AARP via their Facebook private message (https://m.me/aarp) with your membership number, full name, and address, explicitly requesting cancellation and escalation.
- Cancel automatic renewal online Account Details > Membership Payment Details > Cancel Automatic Renewal, but be aware this might not immediately stop magazine mailings.
- Send an email and follow up with phone calls to confirm cancellation, as redundancy increases success rates.
- Time your cancellation around the membership renewal date for smoother processing and less resistance.
- Be prepared for delays: magazines may continue to arrive due to pre-printed mailing labels even after cancellation for up to 6 weeks.
- Document your cancellation attempts and keep records of all communications including names of representatives.
- Some users mention that firmly stating you will dispute charges or cancel your payment method can pressure AARP to finalize the cancellation.
- If mailings continue despite cancellation requests, some users have resorted to recycling or discarding unwanted magazines as a last resort.
AARP Customer Service Info
If you need assistance, here's how you can get in touch with AARP's support team.
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Dear AARP Customer Service,
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to request the cancellation of my AARP membership effective immediately. After careful consideration, I have decided to discontinue my subscription due to changing personal circumstances that no longer require the benefits offered.
I would appreciate your assistance in processing this cancellation and confirming once it has been completed. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Best regards,
Frequently Asked Questions
AARP membership offers automatic renewal for convenience and savings, with a discounted rate for the first year. Members can cancel their subscription at any time, ensuring their benefits continue without interruption until cancellation. For cancellation assistance, members can contact AARP customer service at 1-800-566-0242 during business hours.
To cancel your subscription on AARP through expedia-aarp.com, you generally need to sign in, which requires your password. If you do not remember your password, you can reset it easily using this link: https://www.expedia-aarp.com/user/forgotpassword?&fromurl=signin. There does not appear to be an option to cancel without signing in or using a password, so having your password or resetting it is necessary for subscription cancellation.
- Misleading membership target: AARP’s name and marketing imply retirement at age 50, which many members find unrealistic and irrelevant to their current non-retired status.
- Frequent unsolicited communications: Members are annoyed by constant promotional emails, postal reminders, and renewal notices.
- Difficulty in cancellation: Customers report trouble canceling online and are required to call during business hours, sometimes facing rude or unhelpful representatives.
- Obligatory reasons and processes: Some members dislike being quizzed for reasons to cancel and the complex process for cancellation, including requests for documentation like death certificates after 90 days.
- Unwanted mail after cancellation or death: Persistent receipt of magazines, bulletins, and other mail despite cancellation or member’s death, with delays in stopping mailings.
- Refund issues: Delays in receiving refunds, partial refunds, or confusion about refund policies especially for services contracted through partners.
- Age disclosure discomfort: Using the AARP card publicly feels like revealing one’s age, which some members find undesirable.
- Content dissatisfaction: Members find articles and communications frustrating, irrelevant, or out of touch with their actual experiences.
For AARP membership through Expedia-AARP, there is a Vacation Waiver option allowing you to change or cancel your trip one time before the scheduled start time without Expedia's own fees, but travel providers may still charge fees. The waiver covers cancellation/change fees but does not apply to non-changeable flights or multiple changes. For AARP membership itself, you can typically cancel at any time and receive a pro-rated refund without penalty. Be aware that some travel bookings may have dynamic pricing leading to cost increases upon rebooking, and the vacation waiver is non-transferable and has specific time limits for cancellation or refund. Overall, no long-term contracts, lock-ins, or early cancellation fees typically apply, but cancellation policies for individual travel components vary and could lead to fees if the waiver is not purchased or used appropriately.
Before cancelling your AARP Expedia subscription or membership, know that you will lose access to exclusive travel benefits such as booking flight vacation packages that come with a $50 gift card for AARP members. These packages must be booked through the AARP Travel Center Powered by Expedia, and cancellations disqualify you from the gift card offer. Additionally, once you cancel, you lose the convenience of accessing AARP-specific travel discounts and promotions managed through this partnership. It's also important that once you leave AARP's site to book on Expedia, their terms and policies apply, and the AARP Travel Center for vacation packages may no longer be available as it has been removed or changed.
- Account login credentials (email address and password)
- AARP membership information (membership number or details, if required for the booking)
- Booking reference number or trip details (such as reservation ID, dates, and traveler's name)
- Contact information (phone number and/or email associated with your account)
- Reason for cancellation (if needed for customer support or dispute resolution)
- Access to "My Trips" or "My Account" via expedia-aarp.com for online cancellation
We've actually written a step by step guide on how to get a refund from AARP. Check it out!
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