SHIRLEY SMITH finds vacationers putting pets in the driver's seat. An asap podcast.
Navajo and owner Jackie Dostie take a "hot dog" break in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. (AP Photo/Shirley Smith)
Traveling with crates full of pugs is not as difficult as you think. (AP Photo/Bernadette Tuazon)
For a growing number of Americans, a vacation means heading out with family members -- even the furry, four-legged ones.
The AAA says about one-seventh of the traveling public now bring their pets along. In a way this puts Fido and Fluffy in the driver's seat, as hotels and other travel hotspots realize that being "pet friendly" can be a lucrative way of tapping into that market.
Hear more in this asap podcast.
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asap contributor Shirley Smith is a correspondent in the AP's Broacast News Center.
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