One million Brits have done the ‘Walk of Shame’ at Christmas
12th Dec 2011
Hotels.com study reveals 45-54 year olds are the most likely to have done the ‘walk of shame’ or sleep in the office after their work Christmas party*
- One million people have come into work the next day wearing the same clothes as the night of their Christmas party; 45-54 year olds almost twice as likely to have done so than the national average
- 750,000 people have spent the night in the office after the work Christmas party
- Over 1 in 10 Christmas party goers have opted to stay in a hotel the night of the Christmas party to cut costs
- 6% of Christmas party goers know someone who has booked a room with the intention of spending the night with a colleague
- Downloads of the Hotels.com mobile app have rocketed ahead of the Christmas party season, as hotel searches increase two fold between 7-10pm as spontaneous Brits look for hotels on the night of stay
London, 12 December 2011 — As over a fifth of the nation’s workers prepare for their office Christmas party this week (22%), Hotels.com reveals that almost 1 in 6 (15%) people who have been to a work Christmas party haven’t made it home afterwards. The YouGov research, commissioned for the Hotels.com mobile app shows that over a million (1,070,518)people have turned up to work the next day wearing the same clothes as the day before – doing the work ‘walk of shame’ after the staff Christmas party.
Whilst easy to believe that younger team members will be the ones to party into the early hours, the study has revealed that Brits are in fact a nation of ‘Older-Indulgers’ with 45-54 year old Christmas party goers almost twice as likely to have committed the office walk of shame compared to the national average (5% vs. 3%). Results also reveal that as many as 750,000 Brits have slept in the office on the night of their Christmas party, with 45-54 year old men over twice as likely to have done so compared to the overall national average (5% vs. 2%).
But grabbing a night’s sleep in the office is a last resort, as roughly a third said they would be likely to book a suitably priced hotel room if they could find one quickly and easily. Over 1 in 10 of those surveyed(11%) have opted to stay in a hotel room after a staff Christmas party as it is cheaper than travelling home late at night and 6% know a colleague who has booked a hotel room intending to spend the night with a co-worker
Downloads of the Hotels.com mobile app have surged to over three million ahead of the Christmas party season, bolstered by people making last minute searches for hotels on the night of stay. Hotel searches on the app also increase two fold between 7-10pm with the majority of searches happening at night. With a number of hotel rooms in cities like London and Glasgow available for as little as £40* from Hotels.com, it comes as no surprise that many opt to get a good night’s rest than take a taxi home.
Alison Couper from Hotels.com commented: “In the current economic climate it’s no surprise that so many of us intend to let our hair down at the work Christmas party. To sleep off the excitement of the night before and tackle the ‘morning after’ in the office, the Hotels.com mobile app is ideal for helping you find your nearest hotel quickly and easily – the perfect app for a speedy getaway when you need it most.”
For those who need to sleep off the night’s festivities and are unable to make it home, the Hotels.com app allows users to find accommodation quickly and securely on the go. GPS tracking means users can find hotels in their direct location, and the app provides access to over 20,000 last minute deals, a number of which are exclusive to the app. Users can also track, earn and redeem their Welcome Rewards points direct from the app. The Hotels.com Welcome Rewards is a simple and unique loyalty programme which offers customers one free night for every ten nights stayed in over 65,000 partnering hotels worldwide.
The Hotels.com app is available as a free download for iPhone, iPad and Android devices.
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