Danish Hotel Guests Most Honest; Kiwis come in 15th

Danish Hotel Guests Most Honest; Kiwis come in 15th

-35 per cent of hotel guests admit to pocketing room amenities according to
Hotels.com global survey-

Auckland, 16 April, 2013 – Many travellers revel in opening their hotel room door and taking in all the amenities on offer – a plush robe, gourmet coffee or luxury bedding. However, 35 per cent of global travellers take it one step further, removing these amenities and taking them home, according to a recent survey amongst hotel guests by leading online accommodation booking service Hotels.com.

While globally 65 per cent say they’ve never taken an item from a hotel room (excluding toiletries) it is the Danish travellers that come out on top as exceptionally honest, with 88 per cent saying they’ve never pocketed anything they shouldn’t from a hotel room. Kiwis are a little more lax on the rules with 27 per cent suggesting they have taken a little something extra from their hotel rooms.

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While it is in-room magazines, books, linens and towels that seem to be the main focus for sticky fingered travellers, other items that those surveyed admitted to taking include the bathrobe, pillows, electronics, irons and even in-room furniture such as lamps or alarm clocks.

Alison Couper from Hotels.com said, "While we all love that holiday feeling, it seems travellers in some countries are taking this a bit too far by removing a wide variety of items from their hotel room to take home with them as a memento of their stay. We should applaud the Danes as the most honest nation in resisting temptation, closely followed by the Dutch and Norwegians – assuming all respondents were honest when completing the survey…!"

While more than a third of global travellers admit to removing hotel amenities, there are a few niceties that guests are willing to pay for: a room with a view (29 per cent) and a balcony (17 per cent) came out on top. New Zealand travellers are even more concerned with what’s out their window than most with 53 per cent suggesting they are willing to pay extra for a good view, well above the global average.

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Editors Note: The survey was conducted in January 2013, using a weighted average based on a sample size of more than 8,600 respondents across 28 countries/cities: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, USA.

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