Data sheet · Updated July 2026
The figures below describe travelling with pets as tracked by TravelTrends.io in 2026: estimated global market size of $18B, growing 27% year on year, with an average spend of $1,200 per trip over 4 days.
Market size
$18B
Global estimate, USD
Growth
+27%
Year on year
Average spend
$1,200
Per traveler, per trip
Trip length
4 days
Average duration
Opportunity
81/100
Demand vs supply gap
Competition
medium
Supply saturation
| Top source markets | United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia |
|---|---|
| Seasonality | Summer road-trip peak |
| Maturity | growing |
| Category | Family & Access |
| Booking lead time | Peak summer road-trip weekends book 2-4 months out; shoulder-season weekends 2-6 weeks; national-park windows in the US and Patagonia book 6-9 months ahead as pet-permitted cabins are scarce. |
| Booking channels | Booking.com and Expedia pet-friendly filters (the most-used discovery surface), BringFido and GoPetFriendly — verticals with vetted pet policies and reviews, Direct hotel booking after confirming the pet policy by phone or chat, Airbnb and Vrbo filtered by 'pets allowed' with clear house rules, Kampgrounds of America (KOA) and Hipcamp for camping and cabin road trips |
US pet industry expenditure reached $147B in 2023 with pet services (grooming, boarding, travel) growing double digits (APPA). Pet travel adds a measurable premium: Booking.com and Expedia report pet-inclusive stays commanding 15-25% higher ADR than the same room without a pet fee, and average trip length is 1-2 nights longer because owners avoid same-day drives with dogs. The pet-friendly hotel segment is projected to grow at ~7-9% CAGR through 2030 (Grand View Research, Fortune Business Insights). Ancillary spend on dog menus, walking services and grooming adds $40-$120 per stay.