INDEX: AAA American Automobile Association Office Outfitting

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This AAA American Automobile Association Office Outfitting index page aggregates links
to all posts and photos of retail merchandising, display, and outfitting
as well as deep Background courtesy of Wikipedia.

BACKSTORY: American Automobile Association(AAA – commonly pronounced as “Triple A” but also pronounced as individual letters) is a federation of motor clubs throughout North America. AAA is a privately held not-for-profit national member association and service organization with over 60 million members^[1] in the United States and Canada.^[2] AAA provides services to its members, including roadside assistanceand others. Its national headquarters are in Heathrow, Florida.^[3]

Members belong to one of 42 individual clubs (see List of AAA regional clubs), and the clubs in turn own AAA. The number of local clubs has decreased over time through consolidation; as late as the 1970s the membership roster included dozens of clubs that each served a single county, particularly in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The member clubs have arranged a reciprocal service system so that members of any participating club are able to receive member services from any other affiliate club. Member dues finance all club services as well as the operations of the national organization.

The vast majority of AAA clubs have “AAA” as part of their name, although the two largest AAA clubs by membership do not: the Automobile Club of Southern California and Auto Club Group.

AAA Roadside Assistance: AAA clubs primarily provide emergency road services to its members. These services, which include towing, lockouts, winching, tire changes, automotive first aid, battery replacement, and others, are handled by private local towing companies contracted by a state AAA club. AAA sells roadside assistance for a variety of motor vehicles, including motorcycles. In some areas, AAA also offers bicycle roadside assistance. Many AAA clubs have an automotive fleet division serving large metro areas, while private towing companies cover the surplus call volume by area. Certain clubs have implemented an “on the go” diagnostic/installation automotive battery program.^[45]

Rating System: Clubs also distribute road maps (including customized map guides for specific journeys) and travel publications (TourBook guides), and rate restaurants and hotels according to a “diamond” scale (one to five). The AAA Diamond Program includes over 60,000 properties in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, it is composed of nearly 27,000 hotels and more than 30,000 restaurants.^[46] The best hotels and restaurants according to AAA’s criteria receive the Five Diamond Award. Many offices sell automobile liability insurance, provide travel agency, auto-registration and notary services. Maps, TourBook guides, and travel agent services are generally free to members. AAA also offers member discounts through its “AAA Discounts & Rewards” program.^[47] TripTik is AAA’s travel planning guide and online travel planner. The print version includes road maps and other travel information, such as gas prices.^[48]

International Affiliations: AAA is authorized by the U.S. Department of State to issue International Driving Permits in the United States, along with the National Automobile Club. (SOURCE: Wikipedia)

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