'Pet Friendly Picks by Petco' to feature
vacation properties and curated travel products through the Homes
& Villas by Marriott Bonvoy booking platform
BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 21,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With more and more travelers
taking their pets with them on vacation, Homes & Villas by
Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott's premium home rental platform, and Petco
Health + Wellness Company, are joining to elevate the vacation
experience for pet parents and their furry family members.
The Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy booking website will
highlight "Pet-Friendly Picks by Petco" featuring vacation
properties that meet Petco's standards for pet safety, health, and
wellness for both dogs and cats among the platform's more than
80,000 properties.
In addition, Petco will curate a travel collection of essential
items for pet travel and safety – including beds, bowls, toys, and
travel accessories, which can be shipped to their U.S. rental
property. Guests will also be able to access information including
infographics, articles, and packing checklists on the Homes &
Villas by Marriott Bonvoy website produced by Petco in
preparation for traveling with their pets.
"For many of our guests, family vacations mean including their
four-legged family members, and since the pandemic, we've seen
'Pets Allowed' rise to become one of the top two most popular
filters our guests choose when searching for homes," said
Jennifer Hsieh, Vice President,
Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International. "Our
collaboration with an expert like Petco means we will better
accommodate guests seeking the space and amenities of a vacation
rental that welcomes pets and make traveling with your pet simpler,
more rewarding, and memorable."
With 80 percent of pet parents considering their pet to be part
of their family, and at least a third of pet parents estimated to
travel with their pets this holiday season rather than leaving them
at home1, both dog and cat parents are actively seeking
out travel options where they have a reliable, safe, and
stress-free environment that is designed with pet-friendly
activities and access to supplies they need while traveling.
"As pets become more and more central to our lives, pet-friendly
travel is the natural evolution in humanization and
premiumization in the pet category," said Jenny Wolski, SVP
Omnichannel Experience for Petco. "With pet parents increasingly
traveling and exploring the world with their whole family – whether
for vacations, work, or a combination of both – collaborating with
Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy will create a tailored
experience with all the resources, assistance, and supplies needed
for worry-free pet travel."
In the future, Marriott expects to work with Petco on a program
for hotels in its portfolio that welcome pets.
Separate from the areas of collaboration between Marriott and
Petco, Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy will also begin
offering bespoke pet-friendly experiences on Marriott Bonvoy
Moments, the experiential platform of Marriott's award-winning
travel program, Marriott Bonvoy. The first in the series will
feature a photoshoot at a spectacular Homes & Villas by
Marriott Bonvoy property for members and their pets with
renowned photographer Shayan
Asgharnia, who's camera has captured Hollywood icons, sports legends, and political
and business titans. The Marriott Bonvoy Moments platform
enables members to bid points they have earned for
once-in-a-lifetime experiences across a broad range of categories
from sports, arts and lifestyle, entertainment to culinary.
For those planning holiday travel with or without their pet, for
a limited time, Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy is offering
10 percent off select private home rentals. Book today through
November 28, 2022, and receive a
discount on stays through September 23,
2023. For more information, please visit Homes &
Villas by Marriott Bonvoy.
About Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy
Launched
in May 2019, Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy is a
curated and growing collection of 80,000+ premium and luxury whole
home rentals located in 700+ prime destinations throughout
the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle
East, Africa, Asia Pacific, the Caribbean, and Latin
America. Leveraging Marriott International's decades of
delivering exceptional hospitality experience, each home is
professionally managed and meets the company's design,
cleanliness, safety, and amenity standards. It is also the only
home rental offering to participate in the award-winning travel
program Marriott Bonvoy, enabling members to earn and redeem points
for all stays. Connect with @HomesandVillasbyMarriott
on Instagram and Facebook.
About Petco, The Health + Wellness Co.
Founded in
1965, Petco (NASDAQ: WOOF) is a category-defining health and
wellness company focused on improving the lives of pets, pet
parents, and our own Petco partners. We've consistently set new
standards in pet care while delivering comprehensive pet wellness
products, services, and solutions, and creating communities that
deepen the pet-pet-parent bond. We operate more than 1,500 pet care
centers across the U.S., Mexico,
and Puerto Rico, which offer
merchandise, companion animals, grooming, training, and a growing
network of on-site veterinary hospitals and mobile veterinary
clinics. Our complete pet health and wellness ecosystem is
accessible through our pet care centers and digitally at
www.Petco.com and on the Petco app. In tandem with Petco
Love (formerly the Petco Foundation), an independent nonprofit
organization, we work with and support thousands of local animal
welfare groups across the country and, through in-store adoption
events, we've helped find homes for more than 6.5 million
animals.
1 Petco's Pet Holiday Travel CMI Insights Report,
2022, n=1,225
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