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Most Dog-Friendly Cities in the World in 2024




New data reveals the best cities to live and visit with a pet dog 

American cities dominated the list, taking out seven of the top 10 rankings

New data from Compare the Market reveals the best dog-friendly destinations across the globe, with San Francisco taking the top spot.

San Fran's Fort Funston National Park
boasts the best dog beach in the city!
San Fran scored 8.56/10
overall, ranking well in most metrics. 

The city performed especially well for the number of pet-friendly cafes/restaurants (46.39 per 100,000 people), the average number of rainy days per year (42), the number of vets (22.76 per 100,000) and number of dog parks (6.06 per 100,000).

The rankings indexed 65 cities globally, ranking them on five different factors.

American cities swept the top of the rankings, with Austin scoring 8.37/10 and Washington, D.C. as well as San Diego scoring 8.03/10

Austin scored well in numerous areas, especially in the number of pet friendly hotels, cafes and restaurants per capita (90.10 and 52.65 per 100,000 respectively) – both of which were the second highest out of all cities on the list.
 
Washington had the highest number of pet-friendly eateries out of all 65 destinations (53.14 per 100,000). The capital also had the seventh-highest number of vets per capita (23.97 per 100,000), and a high number of dog friendly hotels (35.58 per 100,000).

Voted California’s top luxury hotel on TripAdvisor, San Diego's Fairmont Grand Del Mar 
is also a dog-friendly resort

San Diego had very high scores for pet-friendly hotels (58.87 per 100,000), pet friendly eateries (50.76 per 100,000), and the third lowest number of rainy days on average (28 days a year).

Many American cities performed well due to high scores in several categories, but especially in the number of pet friendly hotels, cafes and restaurants. A large number of European cities also had high numbers of pet-friendly hotels, but not as many dog-friendly restaurants and cafes.

Top 10 dog-friendly cities worldwide





* Includes parks with dedicated, fenced-off dog off-leash areas, parks with open off-leash areas, and parks with dedicated times where dogs may be taken off-leash. Note that this does not include regular parks where dogs may attend while kept on the leash.

^ This includes restaurants and cafes where dogs may join their owners at outside tables, but not inside. Note that this is not an exhaustive list and there may be other venues that are dog friendly but were not included in this data source.

Compare the Market’s Executive General Manager of General Insurance, Adrian Taylor, said it’s important to check your pet insurance documents to see if your dog is covered when travelling interstate or internationally.

“It can be great to bring your pet dog with you on an adventure, but it’s important to check the details of your policy document – called a Product Disclosure Statement – to see whether you are covered when taking your dog on holiday,” Mr Taylor said.

“A lot of policies will cover pets if they travel anywhere in Australia – but not necessarily all of them. Some policies will cover your pet if you take them overseas on holiday as well, depending on the type and level of cover that you have.

“Having pet insurance is a great source of peace of mind when taking your dog on holiday to a new destination, so you can be covered for accidents, injuries and illnesses – in accordance with the wording and coverage of your policy.”

To view the full rankings and to learn more visit: www.comparethemarket.com.au

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