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A critical analysis of the USA TODAY 2024 Pet-Friendly Hotel Awards by Guise B., who took a data-driven approach to uncover the real winners after they failed to spot the best dog-friendly hotels on their shortlist. #petfriendly #dogfriendly #awards https://lnkd.in/d7pMYJPQ

Learn how the world's best dog-friendly hotels are winning at canine hospitality and how to position your hotel in a cluttered pet-friendly market in our latest research article from our editor, Guise B.. #petfriendly #dogfriendly #hotel #industry https://lnkd.in/dKNzvRPw

We studied the world's best dog-friendly hotels to discover how they are moving beyond pet-friendly and embracing canine hospitality, so that we can give hoteliers actionable ideas to improve their dog-friendly position. Learn how some of the best in the business win at canine hospitality! Featuring dog-friendly ideas from Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, The Red Carnation Hotel Collection (Red Carnation Hotels), Ovolo Hotels, W Hotels, Baglioni Hotels & Resorts, Staypineapple Hotels, and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

With so many hotels pretending to be pet-friendly, finding a good dog-friendly hotel can sometimes be hard. So we rank dog-friendliness to make finding the world's best dog-friendly hotels easy, no matter where you are. On rochdog.com we regionally rank hotels from A to F based on their dog-friendly services, amenities, policies, and facilities. We make it easy to spot the best places to stay with your dog and tell you which hotels to avoid. #petfriendly #dogfriendly #hotels

In our latest episode of Interesting Journeys, we talk to Amy Wald, Founder of greenluxe Inc. and host of The Sustainable Hospitality Podcast, about her interesting journey into the hotel industry and sustainable hospitality. If you are interested in sustainable hospitality, this interview is an opportunity to learn from a pioneer in the field and get some top tips on sustainability! https://lnkd.in/dXQyTMJy

In our latest research article, we cover the rise of the DINKWADs (double income, no kids, with a dog) in hospitality and how they are slowly reshaping the hotel industry by pushing back on "pet-friendly" marketing. #petfriendly #dogfriendly #hotel #hospitality https://lnkd.in/dgcHX37r

Keeping your dog fit and healthy with the right diet can get expensive! In this brilliant new article from writer Camille Brown, you can learn how to add nutritional value to your dogs bowl without spending a fortune. https://lnkd.in/eDQvuJFh

EVERYDAY is international dog day at Roch.

I have been very quiet this week because we are working on our new v3 dog-friendly certification process for Ranked By Roch. We are just about to add a new D and F rank, so some hotels are in for a surprise shortly. We are moving to an A+, A, B, C, D, and F ranking system, removing the existing B+ and C+ ranks in the process to simplify. This means lots of rank movement across our whole body of certified hotels. It's better we do this now before we scale up; ranking and certifying 100,000 hotels costs $$$,$$$. Our certification process will undoubtedly evolve over time, but I believe that this v3 version will carry us to a global scale; we have ironed out all of the kinks and added quantifiables to the process to rank more accurately. I am confident that over the last seven months, we have bulletproofed this certification process in the real world, working in partnership with some of the best dog-friendly hotels worldwide to ensure that it is both fair and balanced. We are working with brilliant academics and data scientists like Dr. Lori Hoy, PhD, and Harry Backhouse to ensure that we gather, interpret, and analyze data correctly to build a solid foundation for a new global standard. I want to thank all of the hotels and people who have participated in this process so far. Thank you to the Staypineapple group, the InterContinental Miami Hotel, Ovolo Hotels, CN Hotels, and Hotel Haya for tolerating my incessant questions. Also, thank you to Casey Barks, Gina Genna, Danielle Dorilio, and Colin N., whose advice has been invaluable. I sincerely appreciate all of your help; it has meant that we are now closer than ever to being able to certify every last pet-friendly hotel on earth. 🙏 Cheers everyone!

We just published our analysis of an academic research study by Dr. Lori Hoy, PhD into dog-friendly accommodations and dog-friendly OTA's. It contains actionable insights and practical insights for the hotel industry. A must-read if you are a dog-friendly hotel operator trying to stand out in a cluttered pet-friendly market, it is based on solid research into dog owners who regularly travel with their dogs and makes for a deeply interesting read. https://lnkd.in/dksMHTD5