Originally Posted by
bennos
There's no such thing as an "international aaa club". The AAA is the American Automobile Association, which is actually a federation of regional automobile associations, such as the Automobile Club of Southern California, or AAA Colorado.
The AAA has reciprocal agreements with a number of
international automobile clubs, entitling members of one club to receive service by another club. (This is how it works even within the US when I call for assistance in California using my NY membership.) It appears that in Sweden only Motormännens Riksförbund has a confirmed reciprocal agreement with the AAA, and that applies to roadside assistance and services like maps, not hotel discounts. None of these international clubs are the same as the AAA or its member clubs.
Marriott only has a
marketing agreement with the AAA, AFAICT. While a hotel can certainly grant a discount to an international club member (and I suspect most FDCs wouldn't know the difference if they even asked for a card), there is no official requirement to do so.
I do believe that you are incorrect. First of all, when we request, we are able to receive a card with the AAA logo. This card states that we are eligible for discounts including Best Western, Hilton, Marriott, Hyatt and MGM Resorts under the lodging banner.
Also, if you go to AAA's
website, it states,
Therefore, if Marriott is offering a discount to AAA members, they are also offering this discount to all international affiliates. So if Marriott is requiring AAA numbers, they should, like Hilton, accept all AAA numbers, including the 3 digit numbers for their international affiliates.