The AA has been awarded a contract to run the VisitEngland Quality Assessment Schemes

VisitEngland has announced that the AA has been awarded a contract to run the VisitEngland Quality Assessment Schemes under licence for the next three years.

The AA has more than 100 years’ experience inspecting and rating hotels and guest accommodation across the UK and follows the same common standards used by VisitEngland and the national tourist boards in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The VisitEngland Quality Assessment Schemes will remain separate to the AA’s existing assessment schemes and participants will continue to be able to choose between the VisitEngland and AA accommodation schemes. All current ratings, logos, marques and accolades remain unchanged and there will be no discernible change for participants.

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The city in your pocket

THE AA has updated its range of CityPack pocket guides to the world’s top holiday destinations.

Each guide recommends the Top 25 must-see sights, and a Further Afield section highlights places outside the city that shouldn’t be missed. 

The Need to Know section helps with holiday planning, covering arriving, getting around, and useful words and phrases.

Cities in the range are:

• Amsterdam 
• Barcelona 
• Boston 
• Budapest 
• Dublin 
• Florence 
• Istanbul 
• Las Vegas 
• London 
• Madrid 
• New York 
• Orlando 
• Paris 
• Rome 
• San Francisco 
• Singapore 
• Venice

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The AA has it mapped out

FOR the very many people who don’t use satnav when driving, the AA has published a range of road atlases for France and continental Europe, updated for 2015.

The series comprises six atlases in a variety of scales and sizes … four for France, and two covering more than 46 European countries. They are available from the AA bookstores.

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One in five at risk of fines when driving in France

ONE-IN-FIVE DRIVERS are leaving themselves at risk of fines if they drive to France by not knowing they are required to carry a warning triangle in their car, according to an AA survey.  More than a third of respondents were not aware that they needed a reflective jacket if driving in France and more than half did not know that a disposable breathalyser was also needed.

Not having the correct equipment when driving in Europe can leave drivers subject to an on-the-spot fine of between €15 and €135 (£12-£111). 

The AA Euro Travel Kit could keep British drivers out trouble. It includes a set of headlight beam converters, a hazard warning triangle, a reflective emergency jacket, a first aid kit, universal bulb kit, a magnetic GB plate, and the AA’s European Driver’s Handbook  packed with country-by-country travel facts, maps, and toll free routes.

The kit is available from retailers and online with a typical selling price of £39.99.  It also available at www.theaa.com/shop.

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