The latest edition of Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook® has been released. The annually updated guidebook contains all the information needed to plan a pet-friendly vacation, from hotel and park listings to pet preparations and safety tips. The book includes more than 13,000 pet-friendly, AAA Approved and Diamond Rated lodgings in the U.S. and Canada. Listings include fees, permitted pet sizes and conditions of stay for properties across every Diamond Rating level.

For outdoor enthusiasts, the book lists more than 400 AAA Approved pet-friendly campgrounds. Readers will also find useful tips for preparing four-legged travelers for the road or air and handy information about pet etiquette, insurance and emergency animal clinics. 

The AAA PetBook also features scenic, smile-provoking photos of traveling pets — a reminder to capture the action from this year’s vacation for the next AAA PetBook Photo Contest sponsored by Best Western, now open for entries. In addition to cover fame, the winners also receive cash, pet treats, copies of the book and a Best Western Travel Card usable worldwide. Entries must be received by Nov. 30, 2011. See inside The AAA PetBook for details, or access official contest rules, an entry form and the contest photo gallery at AAA.com/PetBook.


Last year's  first-place winner was a golden retriever named Twink from Chattanooga, Tenn., was pictured with a view of the rapids at the popular Ocoee River in Tennessee. Twink, an eager hiker and swimmer, delights in finding new places to explore, says her owner, Marylee Pope.

The second-place winners, a pair of Samoyeds named Siri and Ella from Blackstone, Mass., were photographed during a trek through Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. “We love to go places that we can do outdoor things with our dogs, like hiking, snowshoeing, sledding and exploring,” said owners Arthur and Linda Everly.

Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook, 13th edition, is available at many AAA and CAA offices, online at barnesandnoble.com and at fine bookstores. The cover price is $18.95 U.S.