Travel Dispatch: How to Travel With a Pet
Plus: What it’s like to sail on the Queen Mary 2.
Travel Dispatch
February 11, 2026

Traveling with pets — whether you bring them on vacation or they’re relocating with you to a new home — can be stressful for everyone involved. Some pet owners go to great lengths (and expense) to ensure their pet’s comfort in the skies or even on the high seas. However you travel, careful planning can help the journey go more smoothly, and your furry companion may even enjoy the change of scenery.

In an illustration, two people sit on lounge chairs on a beach under an umbrella. On the sand in front of them are a cat and a dog, both wearing sunglasses.

Weston Wei

How to travel with a pet

An illustration shows a person wearing a blue shirt and brown pants holding a dog by a leash, looking out at a large cruise ship, the Queen Mary 2, docked along the shoreline.

My dog Tintin’s trans-Atlantic voyage on the Queen Mary 2

A man carrying bags stands at the top of stairs leading into a small plane that is parked on the tarmac. At the bottom of the stairs, a woman in a black jacket lifts up the front paws of a tawny dog who seems to be balking at the idea of walking up the stairs.

Clark Hodgin for The New York Times

Frustrated pet owners turn to private jets to fly their animals

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