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AAA/CAA FOUR DIAMONDLODGINGS AND RESTAURANTS

2012FACT SHEET

Data provided Jan.20, 2012 – Valid through Dec. 31, 2012

For a complete list of AAA/CAA Four Diamond Lodgings and Restaurants and additional information about the AAA Diamond Rating System, visitNewsRoom.AAA.com.

Continuing a 75-year tradition, AAA’s professionallytrained inspectors use published guidelines to conduct unannounced lodging and restaurant evaluations, assigning Approved establishmentsa rating of One to Five AAA Diamonds.

For 2012, 241establishments (190 lodgings and 51restaurants) were added to the AAA/CAA Four Diamond Award®list.

A total of2,245 establishments (1,491 lodgings and 754restaurants) throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean received the Four Diamond Rating.

The net addition of 139Four Diamond establishments (all lodgings) represents a 7 percent increase, compared to the total2,106last year.

Collectively, Four Diamond establishments represent just 3.8 percent of the current 59,000 AAA/CAAApproved and Diamond Rated establishments.

Four Diamond lodgings account for 4.8percent of the total 31,000 AAA/CAA Approved and Diamond Rated lodgings; Four Diamond restaurants account for 2.7 percent of the total28,000 AAA/CAA Approved and Diamond Rated restaurants.

Thirteen lodgings have maintained the Four Diamond Rating for 36 consecutive years, since 1976 when the Diamond Ratings were first introduced for lodgings.

Ninety-fivelodgings have maintained the Four Diamond Rating for 25 or more consecutive years.

Sixtyrestaurants have maintained the Four Diamond Rating for 20 or more consecutive years.

The Green Room in Wilmington, Del., is the longest tenured Four Diamond Restaurant, since 1985 when AAA began rolling out Diamond Ratings for restaurants.

States/provinces with the most Four Diamond lodgings: California (178), Florida (131), Texas (85), New York (60), Ontario (56), Massachusetts (46) and Arizona (45).

Cities with the most Four Diamond lodgings: New York (37), Chicago (28), Boston (26), San Francisco (24), Toronto (23), New Orleans (19), Seattle (17) and Montréal (17).

States/provinces with the most Four Diamond restaurants: California (72), Florida (60), Ontario (54), New York (47), Texas (38), Nevada (30) and Arizona (29).

Cities with the most Four Diamond restaurants: New York (38), Las Vegas (27), Toronto (24), Chicago (16), San Francisco (13), Boston (13) and Atlanta(12).

States/provinces with the most Four Diamond establishments: California (250) - 178 lodgings/72restaurants, Florida (191) - 131 lodgings/60restaurants, Texas (123) -85 lodgings/38restaurants, Ontario (110) - 56 lodgings/54 restaurants, and New York (107) - 60lodgings/47 restaurants.

ABOUT AAA/CAA DIAMOND RATINGS

AAA rates more properties than any other rating entity and is the only rating system that covers the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. It is one of only two that conduct physical, on-site evaluations.

AAA Approved and Diamond Rated hotel and restaurant listings can be found in the AAA TourBook® guides available at AAA and CAA offices across the continent. They can be accessed online at AAA.com/Travel and through downloadable eTourBookSM guides at AAA.com/ebooks. Smartphone users can locate Diamond Rated establishments using the free AAA TripTik® Mobile app or AAA Mobile Web at AAA.com/mobile.