Among those whose pets have traveled, 74 percent say their animals travel well, while owners themselves also take pleasure in the experience – with thirty-six percent maintaining that traveling with their four-legged friend is always enjoyable, and a further 41 percent saying it often is.
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Over the years, my incendiary writings have offended everyone from airline pilots to card-carrying frequent fliers to travel agents. I make no apologies for ticking them off. But nothing — nothing! — comes close to the bite of angry pet owners.
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Maybe we’ve gone a little overboard, when it comes to animals flying. A recent question from a reader made me jump to that conclusion. He was on a JetBlue Airways flight from Tampa to Boston, seated close to a dog that barked nearly continuously for three hours.
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US Airways makes emergency landing in Vegas, Sheraton Miami offers special perks for trained pets, airline fuel surcharge sets record
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PetRelocation.com released today the results of its first annual Holiday Pet Travel Survey of more than 7,000 pet owners worldwide. This survey showed that pet owners have different travel profiles than non-pet owners. That is not to say that pet owners are home-bound. The survey found that sixty-three percent of pet owners plan to travel at least 50 miles with their pets during the holidays.
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Airlines bringing back jumbos, BA-Iberia eyeing others, Disney World’s new pet resort
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Fewer slots in Nevada casinos, AA mechanics reject labor contract, demand rises for private jet service for pets
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There’s an unwritten rule in travel journalism that any story about pets on planes must contain at least one Chihuahua anecdote. I know, because I’ve written many of them. So let’s get right to Charlotte Coan and her travel companion, Cricket.
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Traveling with pets has become big business. More and more, you see hotels rolling out the red carpet for dogs, cats and other pets with special packages and welcoming treats. And I can’t seem to board a plane these days without seeing someone carrying a small animal in a case with them.
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After a series of stories about the travails of oversized passengers and baggage fees, now I have a story about an oversized dog sent to me by one of our contributors, Karen Cummings. (Where does she come up with these things?) She notes that Giant George, the world’s tallest dog, was treated like a king. Of course he purchased more than one seat (even though it is not American’s policy to force oversized passengers to purchase an additional seat).
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