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strength training fitness centers. Guest will enjoy the Holoholo Café & Market, which features gourmet grab-and-go food that includes local Hawaiian favorites, a wine and beer bar, espresso coffee bar, decadent desserts, unique Hawaiian souvenirs, and sundries. Waikiki offers a diverse dining scene within walking distance of Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach. These include restaurants by world-renowned C hefs Michael Mina and Roy Yamaguchi at the International Market Place, and a selection of ethnic offerings along Kalakaua Avenue with price points to please discerning palates from across the globe. The hotel also features a meeting room with naturally lit meeting space for up to 30 people. Hilton Garden Inn guests will see why Life's Better at the Garden™ through amenities and services offered at each location, including complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and a 24-hour busi- ness center. Hilton Garden Inn Waikiki Beach participates in Hilton HHonors®, the only hotel loyalty program that allows members to earn Points & Miles® on the same stay and No Blackout Dates on reward stays. HHonors members always get our lowest price with our Best Price Guarantee, along with HHonors Points, digital check- in and no booking fees only when they book directly through Hilton. For more information or to make reservations, please call (800) 560- 7843. G rand Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta All Inclusive Adults Only, the recently opened All Inclusive Adults Only resort has attained for the first time the coveted Four Diamond Rating given by the American Automobile Association (AAA). This achievement ranks the Grand Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta All Inclusive Adults Only as a premier establishment esteemed by the AAA professional inspectors, the hospitality industry, and over 56 million AAA/CAA members. Fewer than six percent of the nearly 28,000 properties Approved by AAA achieve this prestigious distinction. Puerto Vallarta boosts over 22,000 hotel rooms, with more than half of them in 4- and 5-diamond prope Grand Fiesta Americana becomes the destination's 15th AAA Four Diamond property, second in Mexico only to Cancun. The other properties are Barcelo Puerto Vallarta (2008) CasaMagna Marriott Puerto Vallarta Resort & Spa (1991) Casa Velas Hotel Boutique (2003) Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta All Inclusive & Spa (2001) Garza Blanca Preserve, Resort & Spa (2015)* Hacienda San Angel (2006) Hilton Puerto Vallarta Resort (2013) Hotel Grand Miramar Puerto Vallarta (2015)* Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta (2015)* Now Amber (2013) Secrets Vallarta Bay (2013) Sunset Plaza Beach Resort & Spa (2011) The Westin Resort and Spa Puerto Vallarta (1993) Villa Premiere Hotel & Spa (2006) Earlier this year, Hotel Mousai was one of only 6 properties to be added to the coveted AAA Five Diamond Hotel, providing Puerto Vallarta its first Five Diamond hotel. For 80 years, AAA has used professional inspectors to conduct in- person property inspections. AAA offers the only rating system using comprehensive, on-site professional hotel and restaurant evaluations guided by member priorities. With a far greater inventory than any other rating entity, AAA's rating system covers the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides more than 55 million members with travel, insurance, finan- cial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not- for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at aaa.com . Additional information on Puerto Vallarta is available at www.visitpuer- tovallarta.com. 9 B M & T ••• September/October 2016 ••• www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com PUERTO VALLARTA GAINS 15TH AAA FOUR DIAMOND HOTEL Grand Fiesta Americana Puerto Vallarta All Inclusive Adults Only Joins Destination's 14 Four Diamond and One Five Diamond Properties