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Δευτέρα 18 Νοεμβρίου 2013

Top 35 countries with availability of Internet in Hotel Rooms

Availability of internet in hotel rooms is essential for many business travellers and holidaymakers, with the subject of free Wi-Fi hotly debated. 

Hotel comparison website www.trivago.co.uk has ranked the 35 most important countries on trivago according to the percentage of hotels offering internet in their guest rooms. The data is based on over 700,000 hotels listed on trivago and includes internet provided by Wi-Fi or via Ethernet cable.

Rank
Destination
Index
1
USA
89.09%
2
New Zealand
82.28%
3
Romania
78.65%
4
Canada
77.98%
5
Netherlands
77.52%
6
Slovenia
75.53%
7
Serbia
75.46%
8
France
74.28%
9
Ukraine
74.27%
10
United Kingdom
74.21%
11
Norway
72.78%
12
Russia
72.27%
13
Hungary
71.67%
14
Israel
69.48%
15
Czech Republic
68.09%
16
Australia
66.90%
17
Sweden
66.36%
18
Belgium
65.96%
19
Turkey
65.24%
20
Ireland
65.13%
21
Thailand
64.96%
22
Japan
64.43%
23
Denmark
64.01%
24
Croatia
63.01%
25
Poland
61.78%
26
Bulgaria
55.50%
27
Switzerland
54.86%
28
Italy
53.65%
29
Finland
52.95%
30
Cyprus
52.65%
31
Germany
50.76%
32
Greece
49.44%
33
Austria
47.31%
34
Spain
46.54%
35
Portugal
45.21%


Unsurprisingly, the United States ranked highest with 89.09 per cent of hotels offering internet in their guest rooms. This is almost 7 per cent higher than the second contender, New Zealand, at 82.28 per cent. The UK ranked in tenth position, with 74.21 per cent of hotels providing internet in their guest rooms. Above the UK were the Balkan countries of Slovenia (75.53%) and Serbia (75.46%) and nearby Holland (77.52%) and France (74.28%), amongst others.

Ranked surprisingly low was Germany, with just 50.76 per cent of its hotels offering internet in their guest rooms. Also in the bottom few countries were the popular holiday destinations of Greece (49.44%), Spain (46.54%) and Portugal (45.21%).