20 Businesses offering Military Discounts
from militarydiscounts.com:
The Hampton Roads area in Virginia, which includes Newport News, Hampton, Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, is home to several military installations. And it’s not hard to find local and regional businesses and attractions that offer military discounts in this area highly populated with military families.
Whether you live in Hampton Roads or you’re just visiting, the following are 20 military discounts to check into while you’re here. Don’t forget your military ID!
Keep in mind that MWR Information, Tickets and Tours (ITT) offices offer discounted tickets to parks, museums, movie theaters, and concerts. So before purchasing tickets either online or on location to local attractions, take the time to call or visit an ITT office at any base in the area (like NAS Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk, and JEB Little Creek-Fort Story). For instance, you can get season passes to Ocean Breeze Water Park (see below) for cheaper prices than you would get at the park itself, which only offers a military discount on daily admission tickets.
1. Busch Gardens
Through the SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment program “Waves of Honor,” military members can receive one complimentary admission per year to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg. This discount includes active duty military, activated or drilling Reservists, and National Guardsmen, as well as three direct dependents. Register online or buy tickets at the park.
2. Colonial Williamsburg
Active duty military and immediate family members can receive a Military One Day Plus Pass to Colonial Williamsburg through MWR/ITT offices, or 10% off on multi-day tickets at their ticket windows. Colonial Williamsburg has also joined the Blue Star Partnership, which means that between Memorial Day and Labor Day, military families are offered one day of free admission to the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Tickets are available at the Colonial Williamsburg Regional Visitor Center or the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum.
3. Farm Fresh
Farm Fresh supermarkets offer a 10% military discount every day on store-brand merchandise. (They also showed their support for military families in the face of sequestration by offering a 10% discount every Monday on entire grocery purchases during the furloughs of civil service commissary employees and commissary closures.)
4. Great Wolf Lodge
The Great Wolf Lodge, a huge indoor water park in Williamsburg, offers a 20% discount to military families through their Howling Heroes program. However, they set aside a specific number of military discounts per day, so try to book your reservations well in advance to make sure the discount is available for the dates you want.
5. Hampton Coliseum
The Hampton Coliseum in Hampton hosts a variety of entertainment including concerts, Monster Jam and family shows like Disney on Ice. Military discounts are available on tickets for some events here but not all, so it’s best to call ahead and ask before purchasing tickets.
6. King’s Dominion
Active duty and retired military can buy a single day general admission ticket to King’s Dominion theme park for $38.99 per person. Purchase up to 6 tickets at the gate with a military ID.
King’s Dominion also offers seasonal discounts. During Military Appreciation Days, Memorial Day weekend, and Fourth of July weekend, admission is free for active and retired military.
7. Nauticus
At the Nauticus science center and museum in Norfolk active duty servicemembers can get $3 off adult tickets every day. Spend a day learning through exhibits and activities at this interactive science and technology center that is home of the Battleship Wisconsin and the Hampton Roads Naval Museum.
8. Norfolk Botanical Garden
The Norfolk Botanical Garden is a Virginia Historic Landmark filled with beautiful themed gardens, 95 species of birds, and 30 kinds of butterflies. They offer $1 off general admission tickets with a military ID.
Don’t miss their holiday Garden of Lights on display from Thanksgiving night through December 31. Plan to check out the million twinkling lights on a Monday night to take advantage of the USAA-sponsored Military Monday Appreciation Nights and pay only $10 per car (instead of $15).
9. Norfolk International Airport
The Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk, Virginia offers special discounts on airfares for military service members and their dependents.
10. Norfolk Tides Baseball
Active duty servicemembers and dependents can enjoy a military discount on single game tickets to Norfolk Tides baseball games. Purchase tickets in advance online for $9 or at the box office for $11. Play ball!
11. Ocean Breeze Water Park
Ocean Breeze in Virginia Beach, which is open from mid-May through early September, is a family-friendly water park that features over 30 rides, slides and attractions. Enjoy free parking, free sunscreen and free inner tubes. They offer a military discount of $5 off daily admission tickets.
12. Shopping
The Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach is filled with stores that show their appreciation for the military with discounts.
The MacArthur Center in Norfolk is a shopping mall with 140 stores. Although not all stores in the mall offer military discounts, many of them do.
The MacArthur Center isn’t just for shopping! Each year starting in November and going through January, an ice skating rink opens up outside the mall. Military personnel and their family members receive $2 off the admission price, so lace up your skates and head over for winter fun for a discount.
The Williamsburg Premium Outlets in Williamsburg boasts 135 outlet stores including Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, and Nike. They charge $5 for a VIP coupon book that houses 104 coupons to use at the outlets. But for military members, that coupon book is free. Visit the customer service desk with your military ID for your free book.
13. Simply Storage
Military families are always on the move, and during times of transition, storage of personal property is often an issue. Simply Storage in Virginia Beach wants to help by offering military personnel a 15% discount on all storage units.
14. Virginia Air and Space Center
The Virginia Air and Space Center, located in Hampton, Virginia, is the visitor center for NASA Langley Research Center and Langley Air Force Base. It features interactive aviation exhibits spanning 100 years of flight, over 30 historic aircraft, a hands-on space exploration gallery, space flight artifacts, and more. They offer military discounts on admission.
15. Virginia Aquarium
The Virginia Aquarium offers a $2 off Aquarium admission to active duty military personnel, immediate family members, and retired military with a valid ID. Discounted tickets for the whole family are available at most MWR offices. Choose between admission to the aquarium only or a combination that includes a 3D IMAX movie. And make sure you plan for a boat excursion like Dolphin Watching, Cruise the Creek, and Winter Wildlife.
16. Virginia Beach National Golf Course
Grab your golf clubs and head over to Virginia Beach National to use your military discount. In season (April through October), military green fee rates are $50 on weekdays and $60 on weekends. Out of season (November through March), military rates are $40 on weekdays and $50 on the weekends.
17. Virginia Living Museum
At the Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, all military ID holders can receive 10% off general membership or $1 off per family member for daily admission tickets. Spend a day learning about 250 living species native to Virginia through discovery centers and interactive exhibits. While you’re there, try to catch a planetarium show and stop by the observatory.
18. Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Portsmouth, honors over 350 Virginia athletes, coaches, administrators, educators and journalists who have influenced the sports’ world. There are 9 exhibit areas that showcase 20 sports. And military personnel can get $1 off daily admission.
19. Virginia Zoo
The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk offers $1 off general admission for active duty, retirees, and spouses every day. The zoo also holds an annual Military Appreciation Day (in 2014 it's held on October 12) when admission is free for military members and their families.
20. Ynot Pizza
Every Monday, all active duty military and dependents will receive 10% off dine-in orders at Ynot Pizza & Italian Cuisine. Bring your military ID!
from marriott.com and hilton.com:
Hampton Roads/Coastal Virginia Hotels offering Military Discounts
Norfolk Virginia & Virginia Beach :
Courtyard Norfolk Downtown
520 Plume Street Norfolk Virginia 23510In the heart of Downtown Norfolk guests will be near all of Norfolk's attractions including the NorVA, Chrysler Hall, and Nauticus. Only steps away are Dominion Enterprises, Norfolk Southern, Sentara Norfolk, and Old Dominion University.
CLICK HERE to pick your dates and reserve your Military Discount.
Hampton Virginia :
SpringHill Suites Hampton
1997 Power Plant Parkway Hampton Virginia 23666SpringHill Suites Hampton Virginia offers all Military Active/Retired and their families:
• 15% discount off of Best Available Rate
• A Suite
• Free hot buffet breakfast
• Free high speed Internet access
• Indoor pool
• Fitness center
CLICK HERE to reserve Military Friends and Family - SpringHill Suites Hampton
Newport News & Williamsburg Virginia
Courtyard Newport News Airport
530 St Johns Road Newport News Virginia 23602
Providing free Airport Shuttle Service to Newport News Intl. Airport and to the surrounding area Courtyard Newport News Airport offers all guests free WiFi and members of the Military exclusive discounts.
CLICK HERE to to pick your dates and reserve your Military Discount.
Richmond Virginia
Hilton Garden Inn Richmond Innsbrook
4050 Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia, 23060
1-804-521-2900
Located in Innsbrook Office Park within the Glen Allen suburb of Richmond, Virginia, this hotel is only 25 minutes to Kings Dominion. Their Military Family Program offers exclusive savings of 15% off the Bed N Breakfast package for active & retired military and their families
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