Many Philadelphia hotels see Fido and Fluffy as a luxury they are happy to cater to for an additional charge.
“Dogs traveling with their owners are big money now,” said Donna Schorr, director of communications for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. “People are willing to spend money on pets because, in these hard economic times, our pets love us no matter what our economic condition.”
According to her organization and others, 14 percent of American families traveled with their pets on trips of 50 miles or more in the past three years.
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I've never vacationed with my pets before, but I can imagine how much happier I would be to arrive at my hotel room each day to a purry greeting from my cat. How about you? DO you travel with your pets? Have your experiences been good or bad?
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Most hotels are accepting pets which I think is a good idea as long as the rooms aren't being used by non-pet owners when hotel is empty.
Great! Now my cat and I can go off on a weekend trip…oh wait, is
that too Cat Lady of me to say? ;D