Montenegro is missing out on a massive and growing market: an estimated 46 million pet-inclusive trips happen in the EU every year, yet travelers with dogs increasingly choose other destinations — citing safer streets and more visible kindness toward animals. Stray dog management isn't just a welfare issue. It affects public health, community trust, repeat visitation, and increasingly, EU accession requirements. NGOs across the Western Balkans are doing vital work, but they're underfunded and ...

For many travelers, decisions about where to go and what to visit quietly revolve around one question: “What about my pet?” Some people stop traveling as much. Others limit themselves to pet-friendly plans only. And a lot of us know that heavy feeling of leaving our dog behind - the guilt, the video calls to the sitter, the “is he okay?” messages… while we’re supposed to be relaxing. Talk about traveling with a heart divided! I felt this deeply traveling around Europe with my Yorkie, Chilli. We’d arrive ...