Traveling With Your Pet [Paperback]

AAA (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1999

Listing for more than 10,000 AAA rated® lodgings in the United States and Canada that accept pets

Traveling with your pet the AAA petbook® is an animal-lover's best friend! This useful guide provides the important information you need when taking a trip with your pet, from packing tips to traveling by car to selecting the right pet-friendly accommodation. With more than 10,000 listings across North America -- including properties in each of AAA's diamond rating categories -- the PetBook is certain to be an invaluable guide for travelers...and their pets.

Features Include:

Listings for AAA Rated® lodgings that accept pets, including fees and other pet-specific information

Handy lips for traveling with pets

National public lands that accept pets

Animal clinics throughout the United States

Hints for traveling by car or plane, including phone numbers of major airlines

Contact information for pet-friendly organizations

U.S./Canadian border crossing information

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you think of your pet as a family member, it only follows that Fluffy should come along on family vacations. But between "no pets allowed" signs and over-the-top surcharges, it seems like your only option for accommodations is a tent. For travel anywhere in North America, those options are about to change, thanks to Traveling with Your Pet, a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide for AAA-rated lodgings that welcome four-legged guests.

Most of the book reads like any standard travel book. Arranged alphabetically by state, you'll find hotels in both small towns and major cities, with a list of icons showing what amenities you can expect. Instead of descriptions of restaurants or spas, you'll find a sentence or two outlining pet policies. Here, a careful reading can save you a bundle. Although many hotels are happy to house animals, surcharges range anywhere from $5 total to $100 per night and, in some cases, only particular species of small size are accepted. This section cautions readers to confirm the current policy in advance. The last thing you want to discover upon arrival with your two labs is that the policy was changed the day before you made the reservations.

Other than these listings, information is relatively limited, but can be helpful to newcomers to the world of pet vacations. Contact information is provided for several airlines, as well as emergency animal health-care suggestions and advice for buying safe traveling equipment. Dog owners will appreciate the list of off-leash dog parks throughout the U.S., which includes rules for national parks and forests. In fact, with all its practical information, you may find this book puts your regular pet sitter out of a job! --Jill Lightner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

AAA Published it's first TourBook in 1917 and continues to publish the most trusted travel publications today. AAA currently has over 45 million members who use our high quality publications when traveling both domestically and internationally. AAA Publishing remains the most trusted name in travel publishing. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: AAA (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562512803
• ISBN-13: 978-1562512804
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,757,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

100 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Traveling With Your Pet The AAA PetBook, March 11, 2000

By 

Melissa (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traveling With Your Pet (Paperback)

This is a good source book if you are strictly looking for help with finding accomodations where your pet can stay with you. There is a short chapter on travel tips-things you need to keep in mind of you are planning to take your pet along in the car or on a plane. There are also listings for national public lands in the US and Canada that allow pets as well as a listing of emergency vet clinics by states. As I stated, this is strictly a resource book. If you're looking for "fun vacation activities with your pet", you'll have to look at a different book, but this is a good starting place when you need to make reservations to spend the night somewhere while on the road.

72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Leave Home Without It (Or Your Pet), March 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Traveling With Your Pet (Paperback)

We drove across East Coast to West Coast with two fairly large dogs using this book to reserve our lodgings along the way. The information was accurate and well-organized. Listings included fees charged for pets at certain rooms, so we were able to avoid any extra charges. The general information on pet travel was also useful. I heartily recommend this book to anyone traveling with a pet.

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for the road, May 21, 2001

By 

Gina Spadafori "http://www.petconnection.com" (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA Petbook (Paperback)

I travel from CA to FL and back every year, almost a 6,000-mile roundtrip with three dogs, two of them large retrievers. I couldn't survive without the listings in this book. Pet policies do change, so make sure you have the most current edition so you're less likely to be surprised on the road.

-- Gina Spadafori, syndicated pet-care columnist and author of "Dogs For Dummies," "Cats For Dummies" and "Birds For Dummies"