A few Pet Travel Stats

Here are a few more pet stats from the TripAdvisor survey:

* 26 percent of travelers said they consider their pet an inseparable part of the family that goes everywhere with them.

* 14 percent believe that bringing Fido along for the ride is more cost-effective than using a kennel.

* Although only 1 percent of respondents cited air travel as the most pet-friendly form of mass transportation, 15 percent flew with their four-legged companions last year.

* While 57 percent of pet owners said they welcomed small pets on board, 59 percent of non-pet owners would rather not share airplane cabin space with animals, citing allergy and noise issues as their biggest pet peeves.

* Travelers biggest beefs with people traveling with pets included not picking up after their four-legged friends (56%), bringing their furry companions to places where they didn't belong (35%) and expecting others to treat their animals like people (28%).