TRL 159: Ultimate Guide to Traveling Internationally With a Pet as a Digital Nomad with Nicole Caba

That Remote Life | Interviews with Digital Nomads and Location Independent Entrepreneurs

Today on the podcast Mitko (@mitkoka) is joined by Nicole Caba (@cookiewhirls) the founder of Avvinue a B2B service that works with airlines around the world to enable them to better assist passengers traveling with a pet. Avvinue also has a customer-facing feature that streamlines the process of buying tickets and flying with a pet by providing all the info you need in one place.

During this interview, Nicole shared how she came up with the idea for Avvinue, her top tips for flying with a pet and how to handle your time at an airport, and how the travel industry as a whole is changing to better accommodate frequent flyers with pets and much more. If you own a pet or are thinking about getting one and don’t want to abandon your dreams of living as a digital nomad this episode is a must listen!

💬 Topics Discussed:

• How Nicole ended up splitting her time between the US and France?
• Deciding to be a digital nomad with your significant other
• Getting into the digital nomad lifestyle and culture
• Locating nomad and expat communities
• Building relationships in your communities
• How Nicole came up with the concept for Avvinue
• Is having a pet a good idea for digital nomads
• Finding locations and cities that are pet friendly
• How you can make your pet more comfortable while traveling
• Flying with your pet
• Airline pet regulations
• Spending time in the airport with your pet
• Companies that are working on pet-friendly solutions
• Convenient ways of tagging your pet when traveling
• Various pet regulations for different countries
• How airlines are reacting to Avvinue’s services
• Why airlines are ramping up their pet owner-focused services
• Travel destinations that don’t allow animals to travel in the cabin
• Avvinue’s future projects
• Avvinue’s pet owners community

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🎒 Resources:

• https://twitter.com/nicolexcaba
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolexcaba/
• https://www.avvinue.com/
• https://www.amazon.com/2-Hour-Cocktail-Party-Relationships-Gatherings-ebook/dp/B0B2KW6T7J
• https://www.instagram.com/NickGrayNews/
• https://www.iata.org/en/youandiata/travelers/traveling-with-pets/
• https://www.makemymove.com/
• https://twitter.com/Evan_Hock
• https://nomadlist.com/