HotelsCombined.com Names Top 10 Howl-O-Ween Pet Events and Offers Unbeatable Hotel Deals at the Nation’s Best Pet Friendly Hotels

Wilmington, 5 October 2009 – This Halloween, HotelsCombined.com encourages pet lovers to travel to one of the Top 10 Best Howl-O-Ween Pet Events in the U.S., chosen among the hundreds of events held in the U.S. each October. The HotelsCombined.com Top 10 list features the premier haunted happenings for both man and his best friend to share the doggone best Halloween. And with the HotelsCombined.com unique “pet-friendly” filter option, travelers search among the world’s largest hotel database for the best hotel rates to stay in style with their furry friend this Halloween.

From pet talent shows, kissing booths and dog treat stacking competitions to bobbing for hot dogs and

costume contests, delightfully disguised perky pups and frisky felines frolic for fame and fortune. Each event culminates with a pet parade where furry creatures wag their way to victory as scariest or funniest costume. Most events even include a charity component to give back to local animal shelters and organizations. For example, more than 600 pet participants help raise more than $10,000 each year at the Long Beach Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade.

HotelsCombined.com Top 10 Howl-O-Ween Pet Events

1.       Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade - Livingston Park, Long Beach, Calif. – Oct. 31

2.       Pet Masquerade and Parade – Casa Marina Resort, Key West, Fla. – Oct. 28

3.       Paws Howl-loween Dog Costume Contest – Fremont Central Park, Fremont, Calif. – Oct. 17

4.       BARCStoberfest – Patterson Park, Baltimore, Md. – Oct. 17

5.        "Divas Unleashed" Halloween Pet Parade – Boston, Mass. – Oct. 25

6.       Halloween Pet Parade – Easton Town Center, Columbus, Ohio – Oct. 25

7.       Salem Common Boo-tiful Pets Costume Contest – Salem, Mass. – Oct. 11

8.       Society Dog’s Howling Halloween – Old Town Shopping Center, Los Gatos, Calif. – Oct. 24

9.       Howl’oween Pet Parade & Faire – Sunnyvale, Calif. – Oct. 25

10.   Howl-O-Ween Pet Party in the Park – Tri-Township Park, Troy, Ill. – Oct. 31

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