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 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. Among Indian travellers, 62% admit that they have never pocketed any hotel property. The common items which catch the attention of sticky fingered travellers include magazines and books.
Full table of all countries surveyed:
The Habits of Sticky-Fingered Global Travellers |
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Rank(by honesty) |
Country |
Percent that have never pocketed hotel property |
Most commonly taken item |
1 |
Denmark |
88 |
Magazines/books |
2 |
Netherlands |
85 |
Magazines/books |
3 |
Norway |
84 |
Linens/towels |
4 |
Brazil |
81 |
Magazines/books |
Canada (Quebec) |
81 |
Linens/towels |
|
Hong Kong |
81 |
Linens/towels |
|
7 |
Italy |
80 |
Linens/towels |
8 |
Russia |
79 |
Magazines/books |
9 |
Taiwan |
78 |
Magazines/books |
South Korea |
78 |
Magazines/books |
|
11 |
Argentina |
77 |
Magazines/books |
Singapore |
77 |
Magazines/books |
|
13 |
Ireland |
75 |
Linens/towels |
14 |
UK |
74 |
Magazines/books |
15 |
Switzerland |
73 |
Magazines/books |
New Zealand |
73 |
Magazines/books |
|
Japan |
73 |
Magazines/books |
|
Finland |
73 |
Magazines/books |
|
19 |
Germany |
72 |
Magazines/books |
Australia |
72 |
Magazines/books |
|
21 |
France |
71 |
Magazines/books |
22 |
Canada (excluding Quebec) |
70 |
Magazines/books |
23 |
U.S. |
66 |
Linens/towels |
China |
66 |
Furnishings (lamp, clock, artwork) |
|
25 |
Sweden |
65 |
Linens/towels |
26 |
Spain |
64 |
Magazines/books |
27 |
India |
62 |
Magazines/books |
28 |
Mexico |
60 |
Magazines/books |
29 |
Colombia |
43 |
Magazines/books |
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