Is a Pet Policy Enough? Best Practices for Inviting Pets into Your Hotel And Avoiding Litigation | By: Diana S. Barber, Esq.
You’ve seen the articles. You’ve visited the web sites. You’ve heard that allowing guests to bring pets on vacation with them is a win-win situation because your guests are happy, they tend to stay longer at your property and, as a result, your revenues increase. Yes, increasing revenues is clearly important; however, you must first evaluate the risks and ultimate cost of having pets in your hotel verses the additional welcomed revenue.