Pet Travel & Airline Pet Rule Watch

Why this is recommended

A CDC form that would have stranded a dog at the border, a $150 pet fee increase before booking, or a hotel program that waives a $75 nightly charge each returns the fee.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The 37 percent of pet owners who travel with a pet each year and the military families and expats who move internationally with one.

When it runs

Airlines change pet policies and fees at the start of quarters, CDC dog import rules have fixed effective dates, and pet-friendly hotel programs update seasonally

Scope

American, Delta, United, Southwest, JetBlue, Alaska, Frontier and Spirit pet policies; CDC dog import rules and USDA APHIS export requirements; EU, UK, Japan, Australia and Hawaii quarantine rules; Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Kimpton, Airbnb and Vrbo pet policies; DOT service animal rules; IPATA and pet shipper enforcement

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Airline in-cabin and cargo pet policy, fee, breed and carrier size changes, CDC and USDA dog and cat import and re-entry rules, international pet passport and quarantine changes, pet-friendly hotel and rental program and fee changes, service and emotional support animal rule changes, pet relocation and shipping company enforcement actions, and pet travel insurance changes, with the airline or country first.

Track pet travel for US pet owners. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: in-cabin and cargo pet policy, fee, breed, weight and carrier size changes at American, Delta, United, Southwest, JetBlue, Alaska, Frontier and Spirit; CDC dog import and re-entry rule changes and USDA APHIS export requirement changes; quarantine and pet passport changes for the EU, UK, Japan, Australia, Canada, Mexico and Hawaii; pet fee, policy and program changes at Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Kimpton, Airbnb and Vrbo; DOT service animal and emotional support animal rule changes; enforcement actions against pet shipping and relocation companies; and pet travel insurance coverage changes. Prefer airline, CDC, USDA, foreign government, hotel and DOT sources; ignore pet product marketing. Put the airline or country first in the title. Use high severity for an import rule taking effect within 60 days, an airline policy change that bans a breed or size, or a fee increase over $50. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, which pets and trips it affects, the date, what to do before travel, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.