Is Amazon Prime Day Worth it for Travelers?

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Over the past few years, Amazon Prime Day has earned its ranking next to Black Friday and Cyber Monday as a top day for deals. On July 16th and 17th, the e-commerce giant is holding its annual Prime Day sale, designed to attract people to sign up for Amazon Prime membership.

Person holding up an Amazon Prime package — ifeelstock | Adobe Stock

In case you’re unaware, here’s what Prime Members get for free year-round:

Fast, free two-day shipping
Same-day shipping (in eligible zip codes)
Unlimited movie and TV streaming
Unlimited, ad-free music streaming and offline access to playlists
Unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos
Access to Prime Gaming
Early access to flash sales
Free monthly book download with Prime Reading
Get two free audio books when you sign up for a 30-day free trial of Audible
Ability to purchase subscriptions to premium cable networks like STARZ and Showtime
Prime Now deliveries (free two-hour delivery or scheduled delivery on select items)
Free grocery delivery through Amazon Fresh (over a certain order threshold)
In-store discounts at Whole Foods

Amazon will be having prime-member exclusive sales leading up to July 16th, as well as big sales on the day. So is it worth it to sign up now? Well, if you’re not already a Prime Member, you can sign up for a free 30-day trial now to get all of the deals. Travelers can start shopping now for deals on everything from SmartTVs from just $79.99 to up to 60% off various other Amazon devices.

As a prime subscriber and frequent traveler, I think that a Prime membership is worth it for travelers. I love being able to order a last-minute item right before a trip and having it arrive in time. And the offline access of movies/shows/music/books really sets Amazon Prime apart from most other media subscriptions.

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