Luxury pet hotels thriving during Spring Festival
By Cao Zinan and Hu Meidong | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-01-17 16:16
One needs to pay 3,000 yuan per day for a luxury hotel room of 80 square meters in Xiamen during Spring Festival, which amounts to 35 yuan per square meter.
But for a place in a pet hotel, daily rent is far more than that. In terms of price per square meter, pet hotels charge more than most residential hotels.
Some local shops even provide luxury suites for pets. In a pet hotel in Xiamen, an eight square meter deluxe suite for cats is equipped with kitty litter, toys and even a camera that allows owners to check in on their pets at any time. The price is 350 yuan per day.
According to the National Statistics Bureau, China is on its way to becoming one of the largest pet markets in the world. From 2010 to 2016, the market grew by almost 50 percent annually on average.
A report on China's pet market, released by Epet.com, says China had more than 87 million pet cats and dogs by the end of 2017.
