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2021-07-27T05:07:59.680Z


The German Tourism Association has a new seal of quality. It is aimed specifically at dog owners who are on vacation. The first accommodations at Tegernsee were awarded “paws”.


The German Tourism Association has a new seal of quality.

It is aimed specifically at dog owners who are on vacation.

The first accommodations at Tegernsee were awarded “paws”.

Rottach-Egern

- Not only the human guests should be able to enjoy every comfort at Heidi Luttke's 5-star holiday home "Tegernseetraum" in Rottach-Egern.

Dogs are also a very welcome clientele here, are greeted with homemade cookies and are allowed to move around in the fenced garden as the mood takes them.

Luttke, herself a dog owner, has deliberately tailored her accommodation to the animal companions of her holiday guests.

The German Tourism Association (DTV) has given it a new seal of quality: The holiday home has been awarded five paws - the highest possible classification for dog-friendly businesses.

Easy-care stone floor instead of parquet

Luttke likes to go on vacation with her two Labradors herself.

In doing so, she found: “It is difficult to find nice accommodations with dogs.” As a landlord, she has therefore designed her holiday home with three bedrooms and the spacious living-dining area to meet the needs of travelers with dogs.

On the ground floor there is an easy-care stone floor instead of parquet.

The furniture is still of high quality, but kept in insensitive colors.

"With a white sofa, I would only put everyone under stress," explains the landlady.

The 500 square meter property in front of the holiday home is fenced, the dogs can run around freely there.

Top grade with "five paws"

When the four-legged friends come back dirty from an excursion, a hose for a dog shower is ready - towels included.

Luttke also has baskets, a first-aid kit and, of course, a lot of know-how about beautiful excursions with dogs at the lake and in the mountains.

The landlord is pleased that she has now received an official seal of quality from the DTV with the "five paws".

"The guest knows exactly what to expect." The dog-friendliness at the Luttke house has long since gotten around: around half of their guests are now dog owners, she says.

Siegel assesses suitability for dogs based on 32 criteria

Tegernseer Tal Tourismus GmbH (TTT) also knows that traveling with dogs is trendy. "The dog usually belongs to the family and many dog ​​owners would like to take their four-legged friends with them on vacation and not have to stay in a kennel or with friends", explains the TTT in a press release. The German Tourism Association - creator of the star classification - has therefore developed the new paw seal together with the animal portal “Deine Tierwelt”, which uses 32 criteria to evaluate the suitability for dogs of holiday accommodation throughout Germany. Five paws can be achieved as the highest score. The Luttkes company was the first in the Tegernsee valley to have this classification. The "Tegernsee Suites" by Ina Lessacher in Gmund, which have been given four paws, are now also new.

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"We are welcome to add more," says Thomas Baumgartner, who is responsible for marketing measures at TTT.

Baumgartner expressly welcomes the award of dog-friendly hosts.

"Through the clear communication of the dog-friendliness of individual houses, we also increase guest satisfaction." Companies are considered dog-friendly if they have easy-to-clean floors and dog showers, have open spaces, maintain partnerships with veterinarians or offer dog sitter services.

Luttke can only encourage her landlord colleagues to take the following step: "It is a certain amount of extra work, but it is limited." She has never regretted being dog-friendly.

By the way: Everything from the region is now also available in our new, regular Tegernsee newsletter.

Source: merkur

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