Exposed: Travelers’ 6 Darkest, Dirtiest Secrets!

Pssssttt… wanna know travelers’ deepest, darkest secret? OK, how about their six deepest, darkest secrets!

Apparently, this was a question keeping the inquisitive folks at Travelzoo up at night, because they took a survey to settle the matter, and published a press release to announce the results.

Cue the drum roll, please…

Americans’ most shameful travel behavior, from most to least common:

• Taken toiletries or other items from their hotel room (69%)
• Researched vacation plans during work hours (67%)
• Peed in the ocean or pool (64%)
• Called in sick to extend a vacation (24%)
• Visited a tanning salon to enhance a vacation tan (4%)
• Cheated on a partner during a vacation (3%)

Bear in mind that the results are self-reported. And really, how trustworthy can someone be if they’d stoop to planning a vacation on company time? (If you’re doing that right now, just stop it!)

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The findings, according to Travelzoo, are based on responses from 9,577 adults, in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and China, surveyed between May 11 and June 8.

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This article originally appeared on FrequentFlier.com.