{"id":769,"date":"2024-04-11T15:40:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/?p=769"},"modified":"2024-04-11T15:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T15:40:06","slug":"guess-which-country-has-the-most-honest-hotel-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/guess-which-country-has-the-most-honest-hotel-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"GUESS WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE MOST HONEST HOTEL GUESTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-661fb28973624\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-661fb28973624\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/guess-which-country-has-the-most-honest-hotel-guests\/#Hotel_Management_Are_Becoming_Proactive_with_Their_Amenities\" title=\"Hotel Management Are Becoming Proactive with Their Amenities\">Hotel Management Are Becoming Proactive with Their Amenities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/guess-which-country-has-the-most-honest-hotel-guests\/#Certain_Hotel_Items_Seem_to_Be_More_Popular_Than_Others\" title=\"Certain Hotel Items Seem to Be More Popular Than Others\">Certain Hotel Items Seem to Be More Popular Than Others<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>According to a recent survey by hotels.com, Denmark has the highest percentage of honest hotel guests. For many hotels, amenities are becoming a bit of a Catch-22 for them. You see the more plush or attractive hotels make their amenities, the more likely it is that guests will want to \u201ctake them\u201d home with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For meeting planners, while it\u2019s not directly their responsibility, guest room theft does play a role in establishing room rates. So for planners that are executing meetings and events in hotels, it does help to discourage people from taking items home. The more that can be done to keep attrition at a minimum, the more opportunity there is to keep room rates reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hotel_Management_Are_Becoming_Proactive_with_Their_Amenities\"><\/span>Hotel Management Are Becoming Proactive with Their Amenities<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Attrition is an important component to a hotel\u2019s operating budget. Property theft has become such a common occurrence for hotels that they even have an acceptable percentage that they incorporate into their budgeting. It\u2019s not that they are simply turning a blind eye to the problem, rather they have determined a mathematical breakeven point for addressing the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some hotels have turned a negative into a positive. Have you ever been in a guest room and have seen a card that says; if you like your bathrobe, towel etc. please feel free to take it and will just add \u201cX\u201d dollars to your room bill upon departure. Personally, I think this is a brilliant strategy. First of all, it tells me that the amenities that they are providing might be worth actually keeping. And, secondly, it addresses the temptation properly. Basically, the hotel chain is saying; we know you\u201dre going to love our amenities so much that you want to take them home with you. So go right ahead and take them and will make it so convenient that will just add the cost to your bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Certain_Hotel_Items_Seem_to_Be_More_Popular_Than_Others\"><\/span>Certain Hotel Items Seem to Be More Popular Than Others<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Magazines and books are the most common items that are taking from guest rooms. After that, it seems that people like the linens and towels. From the hotels.com survey, people in China seem to be interested in the furnishings (just how they would get those through the lobby is beyond me).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US ranks 23rd in honesty, out of 29 countries included in the survey. The following chart breaks down the honesty of each country\u2019s hotel guests and which items are most often taken within those countries.<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201021013747\/http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/story\/1145813\/danish-hotel-guests-most-honest-but-canada-is-divided\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-9977\">Hotel honesty by country, survey by hotels.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201021013747\/http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/story\/1145813\/danish-hotel-guests-most-honest-but-canada-is-divided\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to read additional information from the hotels.com survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest room amenities have become sought after items by many travelers. Hotel item theft, or attrition, does have an impact on a hotel\u2019s operating expenses and therefore room rates. Many hotels have become proactive and have implemented post check out billing for items that have been taken or \u201cgone missing\u201d. Meeting planners also have a role in helping to reduce attrition by addressing it openly with their delegates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201021013747\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/mastertheevent.com\/guess-which-country-has-the-most-honest-hotel-guests\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent survey by hotels.com, Denmark has the highest percentage of honest hotel guests. For many hotels, amenities are becoming a bit of a Catch-22 for them. 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