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Articles tagged “pets”

Hotels

Hotels See Fee Opportunities When Guests Travel With Dogs

Nobody ever asks the dogs if they want to travel in the first place.

Sue Manning, Associated Press | 7 years ago
Hotels See Fee Opportunities When Guests Travel With Dogs

Online Travel

Delta Hopes to Improve Its Pet-Fatality Reputation With New GPS Trackers

There's a bigger opportunity here for a third party to create an app and a smart collar that keeps owner and pet connected, no matter the airline.

Michael Sasso, Bloomberg | 8 years ago
Delta Hopes to Improve Its Pet-Fatality Reputation With New GPS Trackers

Rental Cars

Republican Congressman Wants to See His Tiny Dog Ride Amtrak

Anything that gets a Republican lawmaker in D.C. to do anything other than want to slash Amtrak into non-existence makes us say "hot dog!"

Kevin Freking, Associated Press | 8 years ago
Republican Congressman Wants to See His Tiny Dog Ride Amtrak

Airlines

United Had the Most Pet Fatalities of Any U.S. Airline in 2014

The overall fatality rate -- which isn't included here -- is the true sign for how safe or not the flights were this year.

Justin Bachman, Bloomberg | 8 years ago
United Had the Most Pet Fatalities of Any U.S. Airline in 2014

Hotels

Aloft Hotel Plays Rescue Dog Matchmaker

We hope they waive the room cleaning fee for new dog owners.

Associated Press | 8 years ago
Aloft Hotel Plays Rescue Dog Matchmaker

Airlines

Service Dogs on Airplanes to Get More Scrutiny From Department of Transportation

Passengers playing fast and loose with the rules in order to stay close to their pets and save a little money, too, further degrade the already degraded flying experience.

Samantha Drake, Skift | 8 years ago
Service Dogs on Airplanes to Get More Scrutiny From Department of Transportation

Airlines

Airlines Required to Disclose More About Transporting Pets

The new rules on airlines' disclosures on their transport of pets represents a middle ground between what animal rights advocates wanted and what carriers were willing to do. It's a step in the right direction.

Reuters | 8 years ago
Airlines Required to Disclose More About Transporting Pets

Tourism

Jersey Shore Town to Designate Beach for Dogs to Boost Tourism

Some 61% of hotels and motels in the U.S. now allow pets, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association, and those numbers are growing. Wildwood, N.J., is savvy enough to realize that accommodating dogs on a beach means accommodating more tourists.

Jacqueline L. Urgo, Philadelphia Inquirer | 8 years ago
Jersey Shore Town to Designate Beach for Dogs to Boost Tourism

Rail

Amtrak Starts Experiment to Allow Pets on Trains for $25 a Ticket

Pets are becoming a lot more common on flights, so why not trains as well? This local experiment could lead to a national phased rollout, Amtrak says.

Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune | 8 years ago
Amtrak Starts Experiment to Allow Pets on Trains for $25 a Ticket

Airlines

New Bathroom at Detroit Airport Is for the Dogs

Whether its service animals or the family dog, pets in travel is no joke. For the smart airport or hotel they're also a good source of ancillary revenue.

Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press | 8 years ago
New Bathroom at Detroit Airport Is for the Dogs