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a1tourism.com
English,
Welsh and Scottish Tourist Board, AA and RAC ratings explained.

http://www.a1tourism.com/uk/ratings.html
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AA
Find out
more about the awards regularly handed out by the AA to hotels
and restaurants across the UK and Ireland. 
http://www.theaa.com/awards/getaway/index.jsp
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AAA
Find a
hotel or restaurant that has been awarded the American Automobile
Association's prestigious AAA Five Diamond Award. 
http://www.aaa.com/
http://www.aaa.com/Diamonds/
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AFAQ
- Hotel Cert
A French
certification body that is one of the largest in the world,
having audited more than 17,000 companies in 60 countries.
http://www.hotelcert.org/
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Canada
Select
Canada's
national rating program for holiday accommodation of all types.
http://www.canadaselect.com/
http://www.hotelassociation.ca/
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Check
Safety First
Only properties
that have passed a stringent 250 point on-site hygiene check,
carried out by a professional auditor, are invited to join
this hotel database. 
http://www.checksafetyfirst.com/
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Concierge.com
See which
hotels, resorts and cruise lines have been voted by consumers
to be the best in the world in Conde Nast Traveler's annual
Gold List awards.
http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/goldlist/
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Conde
Nast Traveller - Hot List
Features
profiles of 60 of the best hotels in the world according to
the magazine.
http://www.cntraveller.co.uk/Special_Features/The_Hot_List_2005/
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Enjoy
England
The Quality
Rose is England's official quality assessement scheme for
tourism accommodation nationwide. 
http://www.enjoyengland.com/quality/
http://www.enjoyengland.com/stay/quality-ratings/
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Green
Key
An environmental
sustainability rating programme run by the Hotel Association
of Canada.
http://www.hacgreenhotels.com/
http://www.hotelassociation.ca/
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Hospitality
Net
Search
for a hotel school near you.
http://www.hospitalitynet.org/hotelschools.html
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Les
Clefs d'Or Osterreich
Provides
links to the national websites of professional hotel concierge
organizations around the globe.
http://www.clefsdor.at/international_links.php
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Mobil
Search
for lodgings, restaurants and spas across North America which
have been inspected and rated by Mobil staff. 
http://www.mobiltravelguide.com/
http://www.mobiltravelguide.com/about-the-rating-channel.htm
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National
Quality Assurance Standards
Run by
the British Tourist Board, the Quality in Tourism scheme provides
an independent assessment of the standard of services and
facilities offered by hotels, bed and breakfasts, holiday
cottages and holiday parks throughout the country.

http://www.qualityintourism.com/
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Qualmark
Find out
more about Qualmark, a classification and grading system for
New Zealand's tourism industry.
http://www.qualmark.co.nz/
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Syndicat
National des Residences de Tourisme
The SNRT
sets quality standards for the French tourism industry.
http://www.snrt.fr/
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Tourism
Grading Council of South Africa
Quality
control for South African tourist accommodations of all kinds,
ranging from humble country cottages to majestic hotels.
http://www.tourismgrading.co.za/
http://www.stargrading.co.za/
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Travel
& Leisure
The world's
best hotels, destinations, transportation, spas, cruises and
family-friendly resorts. 
http://aolsvc.travel.travelandleisure.aol.com/worldsbest/index.cfm?f=nma
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Travelsafe.biz
Travelsafe.biz
assesses health and safety risks at hotels. The results are
then fed into a database that can be accessed by travel organizers.
http://www.travelsafe.biz/
http://www.docleaf.com/
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World
Tourism Organization
A very
detailed study of hotel classification around the globe. In
PDF format.
http://www.world-tourism.org/quality/E/events/conf_apr04/wtoihra_hcstudy.pdf
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Via
Michelin
Search
for hotels and restaurants across Europe which have been awarded
the prestigious Michelin Star. 
http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/gbr/dyn/controller/poiHomePage;
jsessionid=O1ME2VQCPPWBQLBLGHWXPHA
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Visit
Scotland
This easy
to understand rating system tells you at a glance the quality
standard of all types and sizes of holiday accommodation in
Scotland.
http://www.visitscotland.com/sitewide/star_grading
http://www.visitscotland.com/accommodation/index.asp
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Visit
Wales
The Welsh
tourist accommodation grading system explained.
http://www.visitwales.co.uk/12085/20.CC.html
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