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Japanese Tourists Are the Best

6/04/2008 at 4:00 PM
Tags: Hotels, World's Worst Tourists (all tags)

Travel company Expedia surveyed 4,000 hoteliers around the world to find out what they thought of the world's tourists. The Japanese were named the most popular guests earning high marks for "tidiness." Chinese, Indian and French tourists earned the lowest marks on the list. The French were specifically cited for being too "fiscally conservative." Ouch!

We always thought Americans had a reputation for bad behavior abroad, but US tourists were near the middle of Expedia's rankings, tied with the Thais in 11th place. Guess the hotel staff surveyed haven't had too much contact with American exchange students.

The British are also known for poor conduct while traveling, and they were named the world's worst tourists in both 2002 and 2007, but this year their standing has improved by leaps and bounds. The Brits were tied with the Germans as the second most popular guests on Expedia's list. Must be saving all their bad behavior for the London Underground these days.

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· Survey: Hoteliers Pick the World's Best Tourists [Budget Travel]
· World's Worst Tourists: The Bad, Bad British [Jaunted]
· World's Worst Tourists coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: St Stev]