Tossing pet owners a bone

From the October issue: Pet owners with purse-sized pooches, as well as travelers with goldfish, parakeets or hamsters, are finding temporary lodging more amenable to their visits. Hotels of all stripes — from high-end international chains to trendy boutiques to mid-market highway-interchange lodgings — are increasingly opening their doors to pets. About 50 percent of the city’s rooms, or about 33,000 of 65,000, currently allow animals, even if the hotel doesn’t have a specific pet policy, according to travel industry analysts.