Tourism tries to answer every summer question: “Do you accept pets?” | Good luck
Every year, the same question. As a holy week and summer season, thousands of pet owners start preparations and repeat the same consultation against hotels, restaurants and tour operators: “Do you agree with pets?” Google’s data, the first step of any search, verify it: consultation on the policies of the organizations start shooting from June every year and in August 2024, they have reached their maximum position. Hotels, apartments, campsites And restaurants also receive multiple consultations on their direct channels.
Pablo Munoj Gabilondo, guardian and ‘Pipper on Tour’ are responsible for the “rising inspiration and interested institutions.” The nine -year -old Parson Russell has been touring Spain since 2018, creating a community of more than 100,000 followers on Instagram, which is in line with its own weekly program, which was broadcast between 2023 and 2024 on 2 TV. “Spain is delayed in considering the animal as one of the family, but it is already reality: there are already more pets than children,” he said. According to the Funkas report prepared from the Eurostat data, there are six pets in the country under the age of four.
Despite the lack of official statistics, dogs admit that they are increasing the expectations of accommodations, cats and other small animals. According to Sector Signatures estimate that almost one of the three companies will be provided at Booking.com Pet friendlySlightly behind the European average. However, there are many types of alternatives behind this label, as each company has the right to collect supplements (in some cases exceeds 40 euros per night) or imposes conditions and needs to pets.
The offer of solutions for visitors who do not want to leave a pet at home also appears to be a form of distinction for many chains. “In 2024 we got 210 pets,” said Tony Garcia, a casual Ibira hotel manager in Grenada. This hotel emphasizes that “only once” for the animal’s annoying sounds should be consulted, but most rooms do not create any problem. The arrival of these four -legged visitors creates some changes in operation, slowing up to 10 minutes as a room cleaning process. It adds new devices of greater energy to diagnose cleanliness.
There is a clear business calculation behind the entry of these options. “Travelers who choose accommodation Pet friendly They usually invest in their lodging, whether it is in wide suits or additional services, it will positively affect the average cost by the host, ”comment from the Palladium Hotel Group. They make new personalized experiences and pets more hosted for dogs and cats in the evolution of these offers.
Growing interest also allowed the appearance of alternatives that they were the main protagonists. Ricardo Alonso, one of the first organization behind Guackweazes in Spain, which has provided tourism proposals for dogs and their owners, says: “This change has been so strong since we started the family”. Another one of the changes that Alonso has highlighted is transformation in dogs. “Initially they arrived in the store dogs; now, 90% adopted or found, which tells us about growing awareness by owners,” he said.
Solutions Pet friendly They also infiltrated into the luxury world. “Pets are part of the family and, they should be welcomed equally as any guest,” said Azhahara Kavanillas, head of marketing at the luxurious boutique resort Kimpton Icela Mallorka in Mallora. In this case, some solutions are provided, in addition to simple proposals to simplify the trip, and at the moment, some accommodations. “If the client is forgotten to bring it on, we have a free feed available at the reception. And if they need a special selection, our kitchen team can prepare natural food to meet their needs,” Kavanillas said.
Yes and not traveling with pets according to animal welfare law
- From traveling in a car, pets cannot travel loose, so it must be disposed of mandatory support or prioritizing a particular transport. Dogs and cats are not only in the vehicle if the outer temperature can endanger your health.
- Leaving a small partner at home, often with cats, they should not be more than 72 hours in a row.
- According to the regulations, animals cannot obtain accommodations that are aimed at keeping kitchens, panters or restaurants or other areas or cooking or food. However, its existence in other common areas depends specifically on the will of the establishment. However, if there is an entrance limit, each space should have a badge that appears from the outside. That is, it is not enough to inform customers, but must be clearly declared.
- In addition, a repeated council, who is responsible for hotel companies and tourist apartments, should not forget the animal’s veterinary card or a health passport, where the same data and its vaccine model is recorded. Without the same, animals cannot leave Spain to any neighboring country.
Weak points
The changes experienced by this sector do not suggest that there are no pending challenges. If you don’t have a car, going through Spain with the dog can be somewhat challenged. “People don’t want to put the dog in the winery, and it limits the available offers,” Alonso said. At the moment, on high -speed trains, Renfe allows you to travel with dogs up to 40 kg in a few lines chosenAlthough it is demanding payment of 35 euros when buying a ticket, in what it defines as a public operator “pilot test”. The other two rail operators, Irio and Oigo, are only allowed with small animals that weigh more than 10 kg.
These limitations are limited from the tourism sector, the arrival of tourists (and pets) from neighboring countries. Garcia commented that 54% of foreigners were foreigners with pets, including Germans, Italians and the British representing about 18%.
Something similar occurs in the air, where airlines impose a weight limit for taking animals in the cabin. Its one -off, some airlines Low costSuch as raneer and viz air, do not allow animals to be transported except in Lazaries. By bus, companies do not report any option that does not ship pets in the winery.
Includes activities to be carried out for inconveniences in transit, especially in urban environments, current setbacks. In the case of Grenada, for example, its great tourist attraction, Alhambra, does not accept pets, except guide or social aid dogs, as well as animals supporting security services.
They stressed that 23% of their visits in Spain are from Civitatis, which have more than 91,000 proposals worldwide Pet friendly. However, it does not solve some of the stops that cannot access pets yet, museums, historical heritage and some restaurants. The new animal welfare law passed in 2023 prohibits those responsible for the tackling of dogs, but only these companies can “facilitate” their entry at the selection of employers. However, when you see the community, autonomy such as Aragon is completely forbidden to enter dogs and cats to food places.
‘No’ for pets is beyond private places in big cities. “In the middle of the winter, it was done with a pipper in Pesescola and the police were controlling the dogs on the empty beaches,” Munoj Gabilondo said. “Spain has a cruel sun and beach offer, but those who accept dogs are still very little,” he confirmed.
The question asked in this field is that once the control details are resolved, the tourism department leans towards general proposals, or on the contrary, it becomes an appropriate alternative. It doesn’t surprise and repeats what some hotels are already doing Label Only adults. At the moment, young children (and not so small) are fast -paced in all Spanish and four of the tourist capitals abroad. Although the health passport does not have space for every destination’s prints, dogs and cats are immortal in the photographs of their owners.
