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Airline partnerships

Making pet travel bookable.

Help your passengers navigate international pet travel while unlocking new ancillary revenue opportunities.

Paws Abroad connects the pieces of international pet travel that sit outside the flight: personalized route planning, airline and destination requirements, documentation, timelines, and trusted local services into one coordinated journey.

We're inviting a select number of airline partners to pilot a better way to support passengers traveling with pets.

A traveler at an airport check-in desk with her scruffy mixed-breed dog in a hard-sided travel crate on the baggage scale, while the agent leans over the counter to say hello.

See how Paws Abroad connects pet-specific travel options, preparation requirements, and expert coordination in one journey.

Give your customers a clearer path from “Can my pet fly?” to “We're ready to travel.”

Sample journey

Illustrative Demo
Pet
Milo
12 kg mixed-breed dog
Route
Toronto (YYZ) Lisbon (LIS)
Traveler
Owner traveling with pet
Travel date
March 18, 2027 (example)
How Milo travels
To be decided

How can Milo travel?

We start with Milo and the route, then look at every way he could fly. Choose an option to see why it does or doesn't fit.

Milo's profile

Weight
12 kg
Age
4 years old
Temperament
Calm, first international flight
Crate
Hard-sided travel crate
Route
Toronto, Canada to Lisbon, Portugal

Ways to travel on this route

Pick a way to travel, or continue with accompanied baggage.

Illustrative example with a fictional airline. Options shown are not live airline availability or confirmed booking eligibility.

Booking the passenger is easy. Adding the pet isn't.

For travelers flying internationally with pets, booking a flight is only one piece of the puzzle. They also need to navigate:

  1. Airline-specific pet travel policies and restrictions

  2. Country-specific entry and transit requirements

  3. Veterinary appointments, vaccinations, and health certificates

  4. Time-sensitive documentation and regulatory deadlines

  5. Cabin, accompanied baggage, cargo, and alternative transport options

  6. The airline's part

    The flight

  7. Ground handling, customs clearance, and destination support

Today, these steps are fragmented across airlines, government websites, veterinarians, and third-party providers.

That creates uncertainty for passengers and additional complexity for airlines.

Paws Abroad is building the connection between the flight and everything else required to get a pet safely to its destination.

Every pet is different. Every route is different. Their travel plan should be too.

Paws Abroad brings the journey together through personalized planning, digital tools, expert guidance, and an international network of trusted service providers.

  1. Find the right way to travel

    Start with the pet, origin, destination, and travel dates.

    We help travelers explore suitable transportation options based on their pet's needs, airline policies, and route-specific restrictions.

  2. Understand the requirements

    Turn complex airline, veterinary, and destination requirements into a clear, personalized preparation plan.

  3. Know what happens next

    Organize important steps, documentation, appointments, and deadlines so travelers understand what needs to happen before departure.

  4. Keep the journey organized

    Bring travel details, documents, preparation milestones, and journey status together through our Pawsport planning experience and expert support.

  5. Connect with the right experts

    When a journey requires additional assistance, Paws Abroad helps coordinate with veterinarians, ground handlers, relocation specialists, and trusted destination partners.

A veterinarian scans a scruffy mixed-breed dog's microchip on the exam table while the owner keeps a hand on his back.

From the first question to arrival, we help travelers navigate the entire journey, not just the paperwork.

See How Paws Abroad Works

A better passenger experience without becoming a pet relocation company.

Paws Abroad gives airlines an opportunity to extend their passenger offering beyond the flight, without building a dedicated international pet travel operation.

Unlock new ancillary revenue opportunities

Offer passengers access to personalized pet travel planning and paid concierge services through a referral or distribution partnership.

  • Create a better customer experience

    Give pet owners a clear starting point for navigating complex international journeys, rather than sending them across multiple websites and providers.

  • Support better-prepared passengers

    Help customers understand applicable requirements, travel restrictions, documentation, and preparation deadlines before departure.

  • Reduce fragmented support

    Provide an expert resource for pet-specific travel planning and coordination, allowing airline teams to direct appropriate inquiries to a specialist.

  • Build stronger passenger relationships

    Support a highly personal part of the travel experience and create opportunities to serve customers traveling with pets across future journeys.

Commercial performance, passenger readiness, and operational improvements can be evaluated through a jointly designed airline pilot.

At dusk, two ground handlers guide a dog's travel crate up a belt loader into the hold of a passenger aircraft.

The infrastructure behind a connected pet travel journey.

Pet travel isn't simply a documentation problem.

It's a coordination problem involving different airlines, countries, regulations, transportation providers, and service partners.

Paws Abroad is building a pet-first travel platform that connects these moving parts into a more connected customer journey.

  • Pet-first, not flight-first

    We start with the individual pet and route to help identify appropriate travel options, rather than assuming every pet can travel in the same way.

  • Partner-neutral by design

    Depending on the journey, the right solution may involve an airline, veterinarian, ground handler, cargo provider, or specialist relocation partner.

    Our role is to connect the right services, not force every journey through one transportation method or provider.

  • Technology combined with real-world expertise

    Our platform is being developed from actual international pet journeys, incorporating the requirements, operational knowledge, and coordination workflows our team handles every day.

  • A global network for complex journeys

    From routine accompanied travel to multi-pet international relocations and private aviation, we coordinate with trusted providers across markets to help customers navigate more complicated travel needs.

One journey. The right partners. A clearer path to travel.

Paws Abroad isn't starting with a theoretical problem.

We already help customers navigate international pet travel through personalized planning, hands-on coordination, and an established network of global service partners.

Now, we're translating that operational experience into reusable digital workflows that can make pet travel easier for travelers, airlines, and industry partners.

16+ countries
Partner network coverage
Nearly 60 cities
Served through international pet journeys
Featured in
Recognized for our approach to modernizing pet travel
Backed by Blue Startups
Building the next generation of pet travel technology

Our long-term vision is to make personalized pet travel planning and coordination accessible through the platforms where customers already book and manage their journeys.

We're selecting airline partners for early pilots.

We're working toward a future where pet travel planning becomes a natural extension of the airline booking experience.

Our initial partnership model is designed to make it easy for airlines to explore the opportunity without a complex technical integration.

Start with a simple distribution pilot.

  1. Connect your passengers

    Offer customers access to Paws Abroad through your pet travel page, booking communications, or existing customer support channels.

  2. We guide the pet journey

    Travelers receive access to personalized planning resources, with optional paid Route Reviews and concierge support for more complex needs.

  3. Create a commercial opportunity

    Explore a referral or revenue-sharing arrangement tied to eligible paid services generated through your airline.

  4. Measure the opportunity together

    Evaluate customer engagement, referred service conversions, revenue potential, and passenger feedback to determine opportunities for a broader partnership.

What we can explore together

  • Co-branded pet travel experiences
  • Referral and ancillary revenue partnerships
  • Dedicated support for international pet travelers
  • Route-specific pet travel planning pilots
  • Future embedded planning and API-enabled integrations

You bring the airline and the passenger relationship. We bring pet travel expertise, operational experience, technology, and a global partner network.

Together, we can make international pet travel easier to navigate and more accessible to the customers you already serve.

Let's Discuss an Airline Pilot

Airlines remain responsible for their own booking, acceptance, and carriage policies. Paws Abroad complements existing services by helping passengers understand and coordinate the requirements and services surrounding their journey.

We can explore a referral-based pilot through existing airline communication and distribution channels. Deeper technology integrations can be evaluated as the partnership develops.

Paws Abroad offers digital travel planning resources alongside paid Route Reviews and customized concierge services. Airline partners can explore negotiated referral commissions or revenue-sharing arrangements for eligible services.

Our team coordinates international journeys involving airline requirements, veterinary documentation, ground transportation, destination partners, and other specialist providers where needed. Services and availability vary by route.

We can work together to identify a suitable passenger segment, route, or market and define a pilot around measurable commercial and customer-experience objectives.

In a sunlit arrivals hall, a traveler crouches to greet her scruffy dog as he steps out of his travel crate.

Airlines have transformed how people search, book, and manage their journeys.

We believe pet travel should be part of that evolution.

Paws Abroad is building the technology, expertise, and partner network to help make that possible.

Let's explore how we can bring a better pet travel experience to your passengers.

Let's make pet travel easier, together.

Interested in bringing better pet travel experiences to your customers? Tell us a little about your organization and we'll be in touch to explore opportunities to collaborate.

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