Luxury Hotels Have a New VIP Guest: Your Dog

Couples known as Dinkwads—double income, no kids, with a dog—are becoming a potent force in travel.

“The key to traveling with your dog is to look for a property that offers things you can do together,” says Sydney Durieux. New Africa/Shutterstock

By Michelle Mastro Bloomberg News

Morgan Owens, a wellness, media, and lifestyle entrepreneur, recently checked herself and her 7-year-old bichon frise, Ralph, in for a staycation to the Lytle Hotel in Cincinnati. There, they watched Netflix, and dined on room service. (Ralph enjoyed his own steak and rice.) Owens got a massage at Mitchell’s Salon & Day Spa across the street, and Ralph literally touched grass in all the green spaces.