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Keeping pets has grown quite popular in recent times. People who own pets will tell you that making travel plans (for either business or pleasure) involves making a decision whether to bring the pet with you or leave them under the care of an animal boarding facility.

Most pet owners, however, grow so fond of their pets that they would rather travel with them wherever they go than leave them behind. This, therefore, calls for preparation for a pet-friendly trip. This article provides you with a pet travel tips checklist for this preparation.

1. Identification Tags

Pets cannot identify themselves. No matter the mode of travel chosen, it is necessary to tag your pet with proper identification before heading out. This would help ensure your pet finds their way back to you in case you get separated. It also helps prevent confusion between owners in cases where two pets could resemble each other

2. Permanent Identification for the Pet

The wise say that you can never be too cautious. In addition to tagging your pet with the necessary identification tags, it is recommended for you to fit them with a more permanent mode of identification, such as a microchip. This would also help in tracking of your pet in case they wander off or you become separated.

3. Train Them While They are Young

It is important for you to train your pet while they are still young because animals take some time to completely master commands and expected behaviour. You should train them to remain calm during travel, and correctly respond to commands. A reward system is highly recommended as it helps the lessons learned stick more. If you have more than one pet, it is advised you train them separately.

4. Secure Your Pet for Their Safety

After training the pet, most people assume it is safe to let them wander around the car/plane during travel. This is however wrong. Just like people, pets could get injured when the vessel of travel assumes a sudden movement or in the case of an accident. It is therefore recommended to crate the pet to keep them safe.

5. Choose a Suitable Travel Crate

Carriers made using fabric are a good option to transport your pet. Plastic pet carriers, however, are preferred for their versatility as they offer safety for different modes of travel.

6. Pets and Cars

Pets such as dogs and cats are fast and agile. They will therefore naturally make use of these abilities when their safety is threatened. It is, therefore, important to ensure the pet feels safe and comfortable throughout the trip.

7. Sedating the Pet

Pets, like all other humans, tend to grow anxious when exposed in an unfamiliar setting. Sedating them could help ease their anxiety and save them from trauma and even accidents that result from fear.

8. Carry a First Aid Pet Kit

We can never tell if or when accidents may happen. The best way to counter this is being ready just in case they happen. Pet owners are advised to carry a pet first-aid kit that includes bandages, gauze, and hydrogen peroxide just in case inducing vomit is necessary. You should also always follow steps given by an animal healthcare specialist first before personally treating your pet from suspected exposure to toxins.

9. Carry Pet Food and Water

Unexpected events such as train delays are inevitable. So during travel preparation, it is important that the pet owner puts this into consideration and packs extra food and water for the pet just in case these events happen.

10. Be Extra Cautious

Regardless of how well you know your pet, you can never tell how they are going to react to new stimuli. Your cat, for example, may decide to seek refuge between your legs while driving after hearing a loud noise such as a truck honking. This could result in a fatal accident, and hence it is strongly advised that you keep your pet safe at all times during the trip.

11. Dealing With a Dog During Air Travel

Most airlines will allow you to carry your pet in the cabin of the plane only if the pet fits in the pet carrier under the seat. It is a requirement that the size of the pet will allow it to stand and move in the carrier. You will also be required to pack a few essentials for the dog, such as a poop bag, a water bottle, a collapsible bowl, a recent picture of the dog, and a leash.

The above tips mainly focus on the safety and wellbeing of your pet during travel. It is, therefore, important that preliminary safety precautions, such as ensuring your pet is in a good physical state to travel, are observed. It is also important to make sure that the destination of travel is free from animal diseases such as rabies. By following the above tips, travelling with pets becomes less of a hassle and a comfortable experience.

Author: Bob Tom


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However, choosing such an apartment (instead of that hotel room) can be a tricky operation, after all there are not that many to select from and it is, after all, a big decision, one that if got wrong could ruin an otherwise lovely trip. The choice is made even more important if it is an important occasion.however, choosing such an apartment (instead of that hotel room) can be a tricky operation, after all there are not that many to select from and it is, after all, a big decision, one that if got wrong could ruin an otherwise lovely trip. The choice is made even more important if it is an important occasion.

Setting Your Priorities for that Holiday Apartment

To a degree your priorities will depend on the reason for the trip, after all if it is a business trip you’ll be looking for a place to stay near to your meeting/airport etc, whereas if it is for a holiday you’ll probably be looking for somewhere in the countryside. Then again it could be being close to a particular event is the main attraction? The thing to do is to decide on your priorities and budget and only then to start your search.

The Holiday Apartment – Where to Look

These days the first port of call just has to be the Internet, after all, it contains details of just about every hotel in the UK one way or another, and if you look hard enough you’ll find the few offering quality holidays serviced apartments too. So where do you start?, well if you have an idea of the location you want to stay in (eg Liverpool) then you could, like many, simply go to one of the major Search Engines (Google being the UK’s favourite at the moment) and type in “hotels in Liverpool", which will undoubtedly bring up some “apartment-type sites" (as they know that their target audience will use these words when searching).

Apartment Directories

The chances are that a good percentage of the sites listed will be “Hotel Directory" sites, the main reason for this simply being that these sites are a lot bigger than sites which are about just one hotel and that they spend more money and effort in getting their (directory) sites to the top of the listings, but if you look closely you’ll also see directory sites like JMPLuxury Travel, ones that offer that something different, the holiday apartment.

The good news is that these directory sites offer the searcher a real boon as they often give them the ability to fine tune their requirements not only by location, but also by room type and price, and in many cases availability.

Thus these directories can save much time, it not being necessary to continuously “hop" from one site to another.

Choosing from the Apartment Short List

Once you have used the Apartment directory’s search facility to narrow down the number to a workable level you can then start looking at pictures of the apartment complex, the rooms, and list of facilities. Depending on the level of detail selectable in the directory’s search facility, it may be that some of the lists have to be discarded very quickly, eg if it didn’t give you the choice of choosing only “pet-friendly" ones and you are taking your pet dog. It could, however, be quite difficult choosing from the remaining list if it is very long, but by careful examination, you’ll be sure to find one that meets your needs exactly.

Holiday Apartment Directories – The Quality Answer

Looking at the alternative method of searching (hopping from one site to another) directories must be the “time saving" answer for those seeking an apartment. However, they have another advantage as not only do they offer speed, information and choice (plus the all-important ability to reduce the numbers down to manageable levels) all in one easy to use location, they also provide another key ingredient/pointer, that of an assurance of quality. ?Why?? because all the apartments in the directory are being continuously assessed for quality and with these checks are going on all the time you can be assured that every apartment in the directory offers good quality, bad performers being removed lest they bring the entire directory into disrepute.

Apartment Directories Offer it All

So when it comes to choosing that holiday apartment and making a reservation, the good directory has it all. You can:-?

  • Search for all the apartments that match your initial list of requirements
  • Hone down that list by refining the search criteria
  • Check the facilities to find one that is just perfect
  • Confirm availability
  • Reserve your apartment online
  • And have the assurance of quality
  • Which Directory to Choose??


As ever this is another matter of personal choice, but basically if you select one that covers the UK in depth and has an easy to use interface (and better still is backed up by a helpful team you can actually speak to on the phone)Article Search, just like the service offered by JMPLuxury Travel you can’t go far wrong.

So happy “apartment selecting" and do enjoy your holiday/break or business trip.


Author: Graham Baylis                               

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Menorca villas are a popular method of accommodation for many people who visit the island on their holidays. There are many different reasons for this which can vary from person to person depending what kind of holiday they are after.

If you have a large family or are going on holiday with a big group of friends, accommodation can work out expensive because you normally pay per person. Menorca villas are one of the methods you can use to help make your accommodation work out cheaper because you don't pay per person. You just pay to rent out the property for however long you want it for regardless of how many people are staying there. This could save you plenty of money which leaves you with more to enjoy yourself on holiday with.

Menorca villas range in size so whether there are two of you going away or ten of you there will be something for everyone. You will find studio apartments and a range from two to five bedroom villas. This means that you can ensure that you have plenty of space to have a comfortable and relaxing stay.

Villas are particularly handy if you are going on holiday with a big group. This is because staying in a hotel you are only likely to get two or three people in a room which means that you are all going to be split up. However, Menorca villas ensure that you are all together so you don't have to worry about being separated from each other.

Menorca villas normally have plenty to offer in the form of entertainment. For example, there is usually a swimming pool, gym, tennis courts, cafes and much more. This means that you don't even have to leave the complex if you don't want to or if you just fancy a quiet day.

As Menorca villas have become so popular over recent years, there are now plenty available to choose from. This means that you don't have to settle for something that you are not happy with because you are bound to find somewhere that you really like. There are villas near the beaches, in towns, in busy resorts, in quiet resorts, and in tourist areas so there is something to suit everyone's tastes.

It is not surprising that so many people opt to stay in Menorca villas while on holiday in the island. They're easy, flexible and offer guests a lot more freedom and fewer restrictions so they make the overall holiday experience much more enjoyable.

Author: Derek Both