Comments on: Hotels beginning to be “certified by” bed bug dogs http://bedbugger.com/2007/09/27/hotels-certified-by-bed-bug-dogs/ bed bug news, information, activism, and support Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:52:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sacredseg.Com » Hotels beginning to be “certified by” bed bug dogs http://bedbugger.com/2007/09/27/hotels-certified-by-bed-bug-dogs/#comment-6188 Sacredseg.Com » Hotels beginning to be “certified by” bed bug dogs Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:06:22 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/09/27/hotels-certified-by-bed-bug-dogs/#comment-6188 [...] wrote an interesting post today on Hotels beginning to be â??certified byâ?? bed bug dogsHere’s a quick [...] [...] wrote an interesting post today on Hotels beginning to be â??certified byâ?? bed bug dogsHere’s a quick [...]

]]> By: nobugsonme http://bedbugger.com/2007/09/27/hotels-certified-by-bed-bug-dogs/#comment-6167 nobugsonme Fri, 28 Sep 2007 06:25:04 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/09/27/hotels-certified-by-bed-bug-dogs/#comment-6167 You sound a lot like me, persona. Nothing will keep me from traveling, but I miss those days of not worrying about where I was staying. I used to stay in some real budget accommodations, too, and never gave it a second thought! (My only worry was whether it would be clean, and have a secure lock-- not whether there would be actual vermin, let alone these blood-sucking monsters...) You sound a lot like me, persona.

Nothing will keep me from traveling, but I miss those days of not worrying about where I was staying. I used to stay in some real budget accommodations, too, and never gave it a second thought! (My only worry was whether it would be clean, and have a secure lock– not whether there would be actual vermin, let alone these blood-sucking monsters…)

]]> By: persona-non-bugga http://bedbugger.com/2007/09/27/hotels-certified-by-bed-bug-dogs/#comment-6157 persona-non-bugga Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:05:01 +0000 http://bedbugger.com/2007/09/27/hotels-certified-by-bed-bug-dogs/#comment-6157 I used to LOVE traveling. Unfortunately, lingering anxiety about bedbugs has put a damper on the passion. I still take trips, and I enjoy myself, more or less, but my carefree, unbridled, spontaneous days of travel are gone. (I don't mean to get all "woe is me." I know there are a lot bigger problems than losing your enthusiasm for travel.) In any case, I'm not rich, but I'd pay a premium to stay in a hotel that was known to have a pro-active strategy about bedbugs. Definitely not $637 per night - but I'd stretch my usual budget by a hefty percentage. Please pay attention, hospitality industry. I guess, by itself, a one-time dog inspection really wouldn't ensure much of anything. But it's a start. I've seen so many appalling stories of bedbug negligence on fodors and tripadvisor. It's heartening to read that not all hotels are putting on blinders and denying or ignoring these pests. Something hopeful. I used to LOVE traveling. Unfortunately, lingering anxiety about bedbugs has put a damper on the passion. I still take trips, and I enjoy myself, more or less, but my carefree, unbridled, spontaneous days of travel are gone. (I don’t mean to get all “woe is me.” I know there are a lot bigger problems than losing your enthusiasm for travel.)

In any case, I’m not rich, but I’d pay a premium to stay in a hotel that was known to have a pro-active strategy about bedbugs. Definitely not $637 per night - but I’d stretch my usual budget by a hefty percentage. Please pay attention, hospitality industry.

I guess, by itself, a one-time dog inspection really wouldn’t ensure much of anything. But it’s a start. I’ve seen so many appalling stories of bedbug negligence on fodors and tripadvisor. It’s heartening to read that not all hotels are putting on blinders and denying or ignoring these pests. Something hopeful.

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