OCEAN CITY — Hoping to tap into a growing market, resort tourism officials this week discussed expanding when pets are allowed on the beach and Boardwalk.
Currently, pets are only allowed on the beach and Boardwalk between Oct. 1 and April 30. However, a popular growing trend is for vacationers to bring their favorite four-legged friends with them on vacation.
During a Tourism Commission meeting on Monday, Ocean City Hotel-Motel-Restaurant Association (OCHMRA) Executive Director Susan Jones pointed out more resort lodging establishments are becoming pet-friendly in response to the growing trend.
“Seeing how we have so many new hotel rooms, we need to explore how we’re going to fill them,” she said. “Pet travel is becoming increasingly popular. We used to have four members allowing pets and now we have 20. It’s definitely a growing market.”
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Animals are not meant to be treated the same as a human They have many attributes buy staying in a hotel room all day while master is out and about is not good.
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Also not good for future hotel guests with allergies.
ReplyDeletePets are not a good idea. They bark at different times. You go away on vacation to just relax not have to listen to barking dogs. It's bad enough to have to listen to them bark while trying to enjoy the beach. Hope the council is not weak and stupid and cave on this.
ReplyDeleteDon’t Kid yourself. They are simply eying up a new dog tax.
ReplyDeleteJust who is going to enforce it. Get real.
ReplyDeleteLet the law suits began
ReplyDeleteThey are talking about allowing them to stay in hotels because now a days most are already pet friendly. They are talking about relaxing some of the laws pertaining to no dogs on the boardwalk or beach during the season.
ReplyDeletePets are better behaved than then piglet off spring of most.
ReplyDeleteHomies with their PIT BULLS
ReplyDeleteGoing to be fun stepping in dog crap on the boardwalk and beach. I would rather be seeing topless women they should relax the law on that!
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