Raising the Bar on Luxury Pet Travel

(PRWEB) October 11, 2011

Blue Star Jets, the world's most comprehensive and efficient private jet brokerage company, Chien Bleu, premier specialists in dog-friendly accommodations and Sit ?n Stay Global, the foremost provider of in-flight service for pets aboard private jets, have announced a strategic alliance that brings new meaning to luxury pet travel. Blue Star Jets, in as little as four hours, can arrange access to the ideal private jet for any given charter flight to any destination in the world. Once on board, Sit ?n Stay flight attendants provide exquisite service, offered by trained professionals who are certified by the American Red Cross? Pet First Aid and CPR programs. And as a bespoke travel agency, Chien Bleau represents only the world?s highest quality hotels and resorts that are truly welcoming to dogs.

Carol Martin, Top Dog at Sit ?n Stay Global, said, ?The focus at Sit ?n Stay Global is to provide a supremely safe and satisfying experience for clients traveling with pets and to make your pet feel like an important guest, too, including our newest offering: FURst Class Service. We not only stay current on all safety and culinary training to make your flight superb, Sit ?n Stay flight attendants are true pet lovers. We developed the first standardized Pet Safety Protocols for pets flying on private jets. These safety protocols cover everything from turbulence to decompression and bracing positions, as well as evacuation procedures on land or in water.?

?At Chien Bleu, our recommended properties must achieve more than being truly welcoming to dogs. With exceedingly high standards, the service and surroundings must also be of the highest quality to be included in our portfolio.? according to Erin Boyd, Director of Chien Bleu Travel.

Blue Star Jets, started as a new Private Charter Jet Flight venture in 2001 by Ricky Sitomer and Todd Rome, has created an entirely new industry segment of Private Charter Flights. Blue Star Jets has arranged over 100,000 flights to-date for its many loyal customers, ranging from the elite in politics, industry, entertainment stars, sports celebrities and the well-heeled individual traveler.

?The company has kept its industry leading position by not only offering the best price and service, but by continually expanding its range of offerings. People are choosing to fly on private jets not only for the security, convenience and comfort they provide, but also to be able to bring their pet along in the cabin, so I am very proud of our newest partnership with Chein Bleau and Sit ?n Stay Global,? added Todd Rome.

So why not consider having your entire family treated like royalty on your next trip? It all starts with contacting Blue Star Jets, Chien Bleau or Sit ?n Stay Global, and they can make the rest fall into place. Through our partnership, you can now have your cake (or dog biscuit) and eat it too. Compromise and guilt are a thing of the past. For more information about pet friendly private flights, call Martha Duke, Blue Star Jets Account Executive at 212-810-4842.

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Raja the Shih Tzu Dog, CEO of Travel Dog Books, Uses Peru and Machu Picchu as Inspiration for Second Book

Bridgewater, NJ (PRWEB) January 24, 2012

When Raja, a world traveling Shih Tzu dog (who happens to be the appointed CEO of Travel Dog Books, LLC), sought a research destination for his next pet travel book, he looked far beyond the borders of the United States for a unique destination. Raja?s first book, ?The Journey of the Shih Tzu: From Prehistory to Present, From Asia to the World, received rave reviews and has been a huge success. Readers started to request more ?real life dog adventures.? Raja?s recent trip to Machu Picchu, a UN World Heritage Site, was an enlightening journey for him and the people that he met, along with local dogs, llamas and alpacas. He recently shared some his adventures on his blog site, http://www.traveldogbooks.com, and a follow-up book is in the works that documents his encounters and this rare visit by a dog to this ancient sanctuary of the Incan civilization.

Raja?s trip was inspired by the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the hidden Incan ruins of Machu Picchu by the American adventurer and Yale professor, Hiram Bingham. Funded by Yale University, National Geographic and his then wife, a Tiffany heiress, Bingham led an expedition into the Andes in 1911 that revealed the awe-inspiring Incan Ruin. Raja concedes he may not be the first dog to visit Machu Picchu, since Hiram Bingham reported that when he first entered the ancient ruins, a local family was living in one of the dwellings and, given the Peruvians? love of dogs, it is possible the family may have had pet dogs. Raja is, nonetheless, the first Shih Tzu and certainly the first dog CEO of a company, to have made this cross equatorial journey to this historical Incan Citadel in Peru.

Before Raja departed on his trip, travel web sites informed him that local dogs in the Andean mountain city of Cusco (elevation 11,000 feet), the gateway to Machu Picchu, and Aguas Calientes, the foothill town at the base of the Inca ruin, can be territorial and aggressive, which turned out to be misinformation. In fact, many street dogs are sociable and mannerly and Raja enjoyed barking with them as he toured along the narrow cobble stone streets and quaint alleyways, marveling at the astonishing Incan stone architecture, Spanish Cathedrals and flower filled-plazas. Upon his arrival in Aquas Calientes, Raja got to meet and befriend a member of the famous hairless Peruvian Incan Orchid Dogs, a breed of dog with its origins in Peruvian pre-Inca cultures. Her name is Belleza, and she is the pride and joy of the owner at Gringo Bill?s Boutique Hotel. Both welcomed Raja with open arms and nose rubs.

Not resting on his laurels, Raja is planning a new expedition to Nepal in the Himalayas, for his next adventure and travel book subject. But first, he?s looking forward to his annual ski trip with his family. This year it?s Vail, Colorado in early 2012. Mountains inspire this globetrotter because they remind him of his rugged and hardy roots in his homeland of Tibet.

Travel Dog Books is a book publisher and is a division of HA Fazio Associates, LLC. Travel Dog Books also publishes a popular weekly Blog (http://www.traveldogbooks.com) that focuses on dog/pet travel, pet events, pet health, and many other inspiring articles. Raja is the main ?spokes pet" on the blog site along with his owner and principal founder Dr. Helen Asquine Fazio. Raja is also a Certified Therapy Dog. Helen is corporate consultant, as well as, a guest blogger for Modern Dog and Fido Friendly magazines and a contributing content writer for Dog Fancy and Dogs Are Ok magazines. She appears regularly as a Pet Tipster contributor for Dogster.com and has appeared several times on the national syndicated pet radio show ?My Buddy Butch?. Helen has a MA in Art History and a PhD in Comparative Literature.

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