AAA has announced today that 179 establishments-124 hotels and 55 restaurants-have been named AAA/CAA Five Diamond Award® designees for 2011. The list includes 15 new lodgings and three new restaurants, the latter of which follows a two-year decline in numbers. “It is encouraging to see an increase in the number of AAA Five Diamond establishments this year,” said Michael Petrone, director of AAA Tourism Information Development. “The recent economic downturn has presented many challenges for the travel industry including increased closures and fewer new restaurant openings.”
New Five Diamond Restaurants
Winvian (in the Winvian), Morris, Connecticut
Lumiere, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Carolina at the St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico
New Five Diamond Lodgings
The Ritz-Carlton, Denver
Winvian, Morris, Connecticut
The St. Regis Atlanta Hotel & Residences
Elysian, Chicago
Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common
Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas (above left)
Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas
Trump International Hotel & Tower, New York
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, North Carolina
Four Seasons Hotel Houston
Tortuga Bay Punta Cana Resort & Club, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Jade Mountain Resort, Soufriere, St. Lucia
Le Blanc Spa Resort, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort Riviera Maya, Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
