AAA, one of the biggest names in travel, might not sound very green, after all, it’s the country’s largest automobile organization. But when they publish their annual TourBook guide of over 57,000 AAA-approved hotels and restaurants next year, they’ll add an eco rating that could help you on your next green vacation.

The new eco-designation will call out properties that have sustainable or eco-friendly features. So the next time you plan a road trip (hey, you can’t take public transport all the time, right?), plan by or pack the TourGuide for hunting down a spot to rest your head last minute. At least by staying at a green hotel you can reduce your carbon footprint a bit. And you can count on AAA to only include quality accommodations and be honest about eco accolades–every listing that gets the special icon must meet certain standards.

Aside from meeting the strict Diamond Standard, properties will only earn the eco-designation if they’re certified by an environmental program on either the state or national level. A number of state green lodging programs have agreed to participate as well as Green Globe, Energy Star and Green Seal.

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