Hotels In Europe And The USA Most Welcoming To Brits
January 13, 2012According to a recent survey by leading online travel agent, Netflights.com, British holidaymakers are likely to experience the best service from hotels in Europe and the USA.
The Eurozone may be in crisis but at least it can be proud of the service offered at its hotels. When asked in which countries they found hotel staff to be the most polite and helpful, 30% of British travellers found European hoteliers to be the most courteous.
Of the respondents who identified European hotel staff as the friendliest, 30% believed that Spanish hotels set the standard for service, with Turkey and Greece close behind each with 14% of the vote.
The next most hospitable were the Germans attracting 6% of the vote, followed by Italy and France with 5% and 2% respectively. Honourable mentions also went to Cyprus, Switzerland and the Netherlands, all of whose hoteliers where singled out for praise.
Outside of Europe it was the Americans who most successfully encouraged visiting Brits to “have a nice day”, with 23% of respondents finding employees of US hospitality industry to be the most welcoming. Standout cities in the US were the tourist hubs of New York and Las Vegas, both of whose hotels were identified as offering an especially warm welcome to UK visitors.
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