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HOTELS ARE CATERING TO PETS AND PET PARENTS ALIKE

Photo by: marriott.com

SURROGATE PETS• 2016: 65% of US

households have a pet, up from 56% in 1988.

• That equals 79.7 Million US Households.

Examples:• 54.4M households have a

dog

• 42.9M households have a cat.

56% of Americans travel with pets.

Photos by: theoddessyonline.com, marieclaire.co.uk, pinterest, and cesarsway.com,

SURROGATE DOGS

For pet parents missing their 4-legged kids with fur:

• Red Mountain Resort, St. George Utah offers “Pound Puppy Hikes”

• Some Aspen, Colorado hotels waive pet fees if a guest welcomes an Aspen Humane Society dog to join them during their stay.

Photo by: redmountainresort.com

DOG AMBASSADORS

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts offers “Canine Ambassadors” for guests missing their furry friends.

Shown right: Fairmont’s Canine Ambassadors, Marcus of Chateau Lake Louise, Daphnie of Le Chateau Frontenac and Hotel MacDonald.

Photos by: Fairmont.com

FISH CAN BE FUN TOO

Hotel Monacos offer a “goldfish companion.”

The “Guppy-love” program is cared for by hotel staff daily.

In-room, live “amenity.”

Also available for onsite meetings and banquets. Photos by: cnn.com (top) and hotelmarketingstrategies.com

FELINE FRIENDS

Most famous: “Matilda” of The Algonquin Hotel, New York City.

Cat-in-residence since 1930s. (Males are “Hamlet,” females are “Matilda”).

Has 1754 followers on Twitter, and more than 10,000 fans on Facebook!

Photo by: (top) Algonquin Hotel, Matilda Facebook page, (bottom) Assoc Press via CBC News

ACCOMMODATING YOUR FOUR LEGGED GUESTS (AND THEIR PET PARENTS)

• Bath floor space for feeding area

• Space for kennels?

• Dog beds? Dog amenity bag?

• Maps to area dog parks?

Photo by: denverpost.com

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