4. Re: Bed Bugs in New York Hotels<\/p>\n
Whilst I agree that many hotels have been exposed, and how they deal with it is important, I don't agree that every hotel has been exposed to such. <\/p>\n
In fact the overwhelming statistics indicate that over 90% of reported 'claims' are in fact something other than bed bugs, or simply mistaken (every second person who wakes up with an itch seems to instantly presume it's bed bugs). This isn't to say that bed bugs don't occur in hotel rooms, but typical travel patterns of guests in a hotel will have a significant impact on the *likelihood* of encountering bed bugs. But even then, you aren't talking about the entire hotel infestation, it may have been a single room incident, that was well dealt with exceptionally well. <\/p>\n
Having said that, the chances of bed bugs do increase significantly, with clientele that move in backpacking circles. The contact opportunity is simply higher. <\/p>\n
Hotels take bed bugs seriously, and it mean serious. Aside from a hotel fire and food poisoning, it's probably the worst thing that can occur. I've seen not only rooms quarantined, but entire floors, and they've taken it so seriously that they've had maintenance\/engineering staff go on with the exterminator, and rip apart the soft furnishings, bed frame, and basically bundle everything into airtight bags for incineration. <\/p>\n
I agree with the others and wouldn't stress about it. And don't ever refer to those silly Bed Bug registries, it's a load of garbage. <\/p>\n
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