Sixty Percent of Pet Owners Traveled with Pets in 2010, Survey Finds
International pet travel survey shows pet-friendly services are gaining influence in pet travel decisions
AUSTIN, Texas, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PetRelocation.com, an international pet travel service provider, today announced the results of their second annual Summer Pet Travel Survey of more than 10,000 pet owners worldwide, finding that 60 percent traveled with pets during 2010.
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Summer Travel Trends
Summer pet travel trends remained steady from 2010's survey, with 58 percent of people surveyed during the month of April indicating they planned to travel with their pets within the next three months (as compared to 57 percent in 2010). Monthly travel frequency varied slightly from 2010. The number of people who travel monthly fell from 38 percent in 2010 to 22 percent in 2011. Fifty-seven percent (57 percent) of respondents indicated they still travel at least once a year with pets.
First Class Tastes
The majority of pet owners (48 percent) indicated they spend less than $500 annually on pet travel-related products and services. However, nearly thirty percent of pet owners (28 percent) said they spend $1000 or more each year on products and services for pet travel.
Improved Outlook on Airline Pricing
In 2010, over a third of respondents (38 percent) found airline pet travel fees to be prohibitively expensive. This year's survey found only 18 percent view airline fees as too expensive. For 2011, the majority of respondents' concerns (32 percent) cited an unsatisfactory selection of pet-friendly hotels.
Pet-Friendly Influence Rising
Those who chose to stay at hotels because they are pet-friendly jumped by 10 percent from 2010 to 2011, with 78 percent of respondents indicating they had stayed at a hotel because it allowed pets or was considered to be "pet-friendly." Pet-friendly airlines also grew in influence, with the majority of pet owners (58 percent, up from 45 percent in 2010) saying they had chosen to fly on an airline because it was "pet-friendly."
Full results of the second annual Summer Pet Travel Survey are available here.
About PetRelocation.com
PetRelocation.com offers door-to-door pet travel services using pet-friendly airlines for domestic and international pet moves. Founded in 2004 in Austin, Texas, PetRelocation.com safely moves hundreds of household pets worldwide each year. For more information, please visit http://www.PetRelocation.com.
Contact: Rachel Farris, [email protected] / +1-512-264-9800 x 124
SOURCE PetRelocation.com
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