Pets now get their own menu at this Cape Town hotel

THERE are many people who choose to travel with their pets and, thanks to Radisson Red V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, you can now spoil your pet with a lunch or dinner date too.

Thanks to a partnership with Pet Heaven, the hotel is launching its new pet-friendly menu at its on-site restaurant.

The petcation partnership allows two pets per room and pet owners can order from the on-site restaurant menu.

The room chosen will provide your pets with comfy beds and bowls. While you sip on your arrival drink your pet will indulge in an arrival treat.

“You don’t have to feel the stress and guilt about leaving your pets at home. All our pets are VIPS when they stay with us, and we are excited that with this new partnership we will now be able to offer some culinary highlights to our four-legged guests,” said Radisson Red’s curator, Leonie Andereya.

“We are excited about our partnership with Radisson Red as we look to take a step forward and help our pet parents involve their pets in every exciting moment of their lives,” said Tarryn Hayes, brand manager for Pet Heaven.

Andereya said if you choose to holiday with pets, there are a number of pet-friendly markets and restaurants to explore within walking distance from the hotel.

AIR ETIQUETTE Ex-flight attendant shares what she hates about passengers who complain about crying babies

FROM the armrest hogger to the little miss chatterbox, there’s always that one passenger you dread finding yourself next to on a flight.

But for most passengers, it’s the crying baby or misbehaving little one.

What most passengers, especially those who don’t have children, don’t understand is that many babies cry on flights because of the discomfort they feel, and it’s not the parent’s fault.

Those who simply cannot bear being around a crying baby, often call on the flight attendant to “do something about it”.

Kat Kamalani, an ex-flight attendant, took to Tiktok to share what used to anger her most about passengers complaining about crying babies.

Here’s what she advises passengers to do instead of complaining: “Bring noise-cancelling headphones. Or ask the parent if they need help.”

What not to do? “Don’t ask to be moved to a different seat,” she advises Tiktok users in a video clip. “No one else wants that baby to stop crying more than that parent.”

The video, which has been viewed over 1.6 million times, has received thousands of comments. Most viewers were sympathetic towards the parent.

“I once spent a 1.5 hour flight playing with a fussy baby with a half empty water bottle while their momma napped. Kept baby happy,” commented one user.

“I had a lady next to me with an infant and I literally held her while the mother napped,” shared another.