Eurobookings Survey Reveals Valentine's Scandal: Women Twice as Likely as Men to Book Hotel for Illicit Affairs

LEEDS, England, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

- 67% of those who cheat in hotels on Valentine's day are women

- Stingy Brits scrimp on romantic Valentine's hotel stays

- Men three times more likely than women to associate Valentine's Day with hotel-room sex

- Valentine's Day: Men think sex, women think romance

A recent poll by Eurobookings has revealed that women are twice as likely as men to book a hotel room on Valentine's Day to cheat on their partner.

A shocking 8.4% answered 'Yes' to the question, 'Have you ever used a hotel to cheat on your partner on Valentine's Day?', with a whopping 67% being women, and just 32% being men - all of those being 35+ years old.

Another poll conducted by the travel site, "How much would you spend on a hotel room for Valentine's day?", also found that a whopping two-thirds said that they wouldn't book a hotel room for a romantic Valentine's break.

Furthermore, the majority of those who said that they would book a hotel room (19.2%) would spend just £51-£100, while 11.5% of respondents said that they would spend a miserly £25-£50, and 0% would spend over £200.

Eurobookings also found that 50% of those who said they wouldn't pay for a hotel room for Valentine's Day were women, against a mere 15.3% of men.

But while this might appear spell the death of romance in UK women, the poll found that 30.8% of women wouldn't book a hotel room for Valentine's Day, they'd celebrate in another way.

Just 11.5% of men, however, said they would woo their partner with something other than a hotel room stay, indicating that men are three times more likely than women to associate Valentine's Day with hotel-room sexcapades.

Chad Conlon, Eurobookings' Business Development Manager, said of the results: "We thought it might be interesting to pose a few questions and see what we got, but we weren't really expecting results like these.

"We were pretty astounded when we saw that our female respondents were far more likely to cheat, and that men seemed to be the most romantic when it comes to splashing out on a hotel for Valentine's Day - but perhaps they've got more on their mind than just romance when they're booking a hotel room!"

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Further Info

Information taken from four polls advertised on Toluna.com - results are as follows:

Have you ever used a hotel to cheat on your partner on Valentine's Day?

          Answer       General (%)     Age (%)          Sex (%)
                                   16-34 35-54 55+    M      F
           Yes             8.4       0    5.6   2.8   2.7    5.6
            No            91.6     36.1  19.4  36.1  27.8   63.9

How much would you spend on a hotel room for Valentine's Day?

            Answer          General (%)     Age (%)         Sex (%)
                                        16-34 35-54 55+    M      F
    Nothing, I'd do
    something else             42.3     11.5   7.7 23.1  11.5   30.8
    Nothing, Valentine's
    Day is a load of
    rubbish                      23     11.5   7.7  3.8   3.8   19.2
    GBP25-GBP50                11.5        0   7.7  3.8   3.8    7.7
    GBP51-GBP100               19.2      7.7   7.7  3.8  11.5    7.7
    GBP101-GBP200               3.8      3.8     0    0   3.8      0
    GBP201-GBP300                 0        0     0    0     0      0
    GBP301-GBP500                 0        0     0    0     0      0
    GBP501+                       0        0     0    0     0      0

How much in total (including gifts, travel and hotel rooms etc.) do you spend on average on Valentine's Day every year?

            Answer          General (%)     Age (%)         Sex (%)
                                        16-34 35-54 55+    M      F
    Nothing, Valentine's
    Day is just another                               
    Hallmark holiday           51.7     20.7  10.3 20.7  10.3   41.4
    GBP1-GBP50                 37.7      6.7  13.8 17.2  17.2   20.7
    GBP51-GBP100               10.1      6.7   3.4    0   3.4    6.7
    GBP101-GBP200                 0        0     0    0     0      0
    GBP201-GBP300                 0        0     0    0     0      0
    GBP301-GBP500                 0        0     0    0     0      0
    GBP500+                       0        0     0    0     0      0

What additional extras have you asked hotel staff to provide you with on romantic hotel room bookings?

            Answer          General (%)     Age (%)         Sex (%)
                                        16-34 35-54 55+    M       F
    Nothing - I've never
    booked
    a hotel for Valentine's             
    Day                     52.7        21.1  18.4 13.2    7.9      17
    Champagne               18.4        13.2   2.6  2.6   15.8     2.6
    Chocolates               7.9         5.3   2.6    0    5.3     2.6
    Rose petals              7.8         2.6   2.6  2.6    5.3     2.6
    Breakfast in bed         2.6           0     0  2.6    2.6       0
    Room upgrade            10.5           0   2.6  7.9    7.9     2.6