Don’t feel guilty about pinching the shampoo, says Hilton

Do those hotel-supplied soaps, shampoos, conditioners, and body lotions frequently make their way into your cabin bag and then magically appear in your bathroom on your return home?

You’re not alone – a recent study of over 1,000 hotel guests in the USA reveals that three quarters of travellers knick the mini toiletries when they depart, while more than half of globetrotters open and try every single bathroom amenity that’s available during their stay.

Commissioned by Hilton Worldwide, the chain has declared that “hotel guests can officially stop feeling guilty for taking the last of the mini toiletries from their guest rooms - actually, everyone's doing it”.

But once the goods have left the hotel, they’re not merely being used up in favour of travellers’ regular kit – one in five plan ahead and set the merchandise aside for overnight guests to use in their own home.

That’s certainly not a bad idea, although 10% of those surveyed confessed to giving the free hotel amenities away as bona fide presents to friends and loved ones.

Who takes what?

In an industry where presentation is paramount, more than half of business travellers have used hotel toiletries to clean their shoes before a meeting or event – with 55% of men also slipping the body lotion into their pocket on the way out.

Source : Australian Business Traveller    Chris Chamberlin    January 9th 2015