For pet owners who travel, there are two choices regarding their pets: take them along or board them. Michael Goldstein shares information about advancing services from airlines and the impacts on the grooming and boarding business estimated at $6 billion in 2017.
Source: Forbes, February 22, 2019. Link.
Both the airline “carry or ship” pet transport business, and that of animal boarding, are big and getting bigger, as childless Millennials plus Generation X and Babyboomer empty nesters turn to “pet parenting.”
INSIGHTS: Compliance to required vaccinations and examinations is an opportunity in this environment as health certificates are important components of traveling with pets. Adding travel tips in reminders, customer calls and during exams will help keep clients on schedule. In most cases, groomers now require proof of vaccinations for at least rabies before accepting an animal for a grooming appointment.