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According to a recent guest survey, 75% of business travellers in the UK usually have to conduct business duties in the hotel they’re staying in.
The research, which surveyed 3,380 people globally and was conducted by HRS in conjunction with the Fraunhofer IAO, revealed that the UK has one of the highest levels of business travellers continuing their working day when staying in hotels, with only Italians pipping them to the post by 1% more (76%).
This was followed by Poland and Switzerland (50%), Germany (46%), China (45%), Russia (43%), Austria (42%) and France (25%).
Jon West, managing director of HRS, said: “Business travellers are always on the move and need to find time to catch up on their work or with colleagues. In order to meet this need, we are seeing that more hotels are starting to introduce ‘co-working’ spaces into their public areas to create pleasant working environments within their lobbies.
“Using open space to meet the needs of the guests, hotels are starting to offer open areas that are equipped with technical features such as mains connections, docking stations and Wi-Fi. Business travellers can also benefit from being able to meet other guests on a business level, as local freelancers or creative are more likely to use these spaces as a temporary workspace.”
