Originally Posted by
writerguyfl
Most people? Nope. But, I honestly think it matters to the type of clientele that AAA 5-Diamond properties wish to attract.
Legitimate question, because I know you're an industry person - how much weight does AAA hold with high-end hotel patrons anyhow? I know that growing up, my parents used all the AAA materials...and we were standard, middle-class people who went on road trips using our TripTiks and stayed at Best Westerns.
Are people who are staying at five-whatever hotels really using AAA ratings? I'd think they would be looking at FHR, Virtuoso, T&L, Conde Nast, or some rating entity so rarified that plebes like me are not even aware of it.