35 per cent of global hotel guests admit to pocketing room amenities according to Hotels.com global survey.
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.comÒ.
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.
Hong Kong ranked 4th in honesty with 81 per cent of visitors that have not pocketed anything they shouldn't from a hotel property.
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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, Senior Director Global Communications, 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 guest are willing to pay for: a room with a view (29 per cent) and a balcony (17 per cent) came out on top.
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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, South Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, USA.
