Nov. 01--If you let your kids run wild during a hotel stay, you are the biggest violator of hotel etiquette, according to a survey of American travelers.
"Inattentive parents" were picked by 67% of the 1,022 American adults surveyed as the most aggravating hotel guests, followed by hotel guests who raise a ruckus in the hallways (64%) and people who berate hotel staff over minor inconveniences (54%), according to the online survey commissioned by the travel website Expedia.
The findings about unsupervised children should be no surprise.
Surveys of airlines travelers have routinely found that parents who don't control their kids are among the most annoying etiquette violators on a plane, along with smelly fliers and passengers who kick the back of the seats.
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The latest Expedia survey also revealed other etiquette violations by hotel guests:
* 26% of Americans say they have hoarded toiletries to take home;
* 9% have squeezed more guests into a room without telling the hotel;
* 6% have sneaked to the pool in the morning to place a towel on a chair to reserve a spot for later.
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