How to tell if there are bed bugs in your hotel room
5 years, 10 months ago

How to tell if there are bed bugs in your hotel room

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bed bugs aren’t much fun whether they’re in your bedroom or your hotel room, but at least there are preventative measures you can take for the former. According to a 2015 survey, hotels are the third most common place that bed bugs are found and their presence is seldom determined by the cleanliness of the room, meaning even five-star luxury hotels aren't exempt from visits from the astute creatures. According to Matthew Miller from Arrow Environmental Services, bed bugs are typically found in the smallest of places, such as crevices in and around mattresses. Speaking to News Channel 8, he offered up five tips for dealing with suspected bed bugs in hotel rooms under the apt acronym SLEEP.

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This Is The Very First Thing You Should Do When You Walk Into A Hotel Room
7 months, 2 weeks ago

This Is The Very First Thing You Should Do When You Walk Into A Hotel Room

Huff Post  

Lu ShaoJi via Getty Images There are few things as heavenly as climbing into a warm, plush hotel bed after a long day of traveling. “I have two really good friends who have gotten bed bugs in New York before,” HuffPost Senior Editor Caroline Bologna told us — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, co-hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It …

This Is The Very First Thing You Should Do When You Walk Into A Hotel Room
1 year, 2 months ago

This Is The Very First Thing You Should Do When You Walk Into A Hotel Room

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Lu ShaoJi via Getty Images There are few things as heavenly as climbing into a warm, plush hotel bed after a long day of traveling. “I have two really good friends who have gotten bed bugs in New York before,” HuffPost Senior Editor Caroline Bologna told us — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, co-hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It …

This Is The Very First Thing You Should Do When You Walk Into A Hotel Room
1 year, 2 months ago

This Is The Very First Thing You Should Do When You Walk Into A Hotel Room

Huff Post  

Lu ShaoJi via Getty Images There are few things as heavenly as climbing into a warm, plush hotel bed after a long day of traveling. “I have two really good friends who have gotten bed bugs in New York before,” HuffPost Senior Editor Caroline Bologna told us — Raj Punjabi and Noah Michelson, co-hosts of HuffPost’s “Am I Doing It …

Expert warns bedbugs could be hiding in ‘dark crevices’ - here are the places to check
1 year, 5 months ago

Expert warns bedbugs could be hiding in ‘dark crevices’ - here are the places to check

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bedbugs could be lurking in the “dark crevices” of furniture …

How to check for bedbugs in your hotel room – and what to do if you spot one
1 year, 5 months ago

How to check for bedbugs in your hotel room – and what to do if you spot one

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They are not a symptom of uncleanliness or bad habits otherwise, but rather the consequence of an insect’s success.” “Visitors …

A bed bugs epidemic is sweeping the UK – this is why
1 year, 7 months ago

A bed bugs epidemic is sweeping the UK – this is why

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Professor James Logan, from the London School of Tropical Medicine, told The Telegraph that …

Pest control expert weighs in on viral blue sofa debate: ‘Perfect couch for hosting bed bugs’
1 year, 10 months ago

Pest control expert weighs in on viral blue sofa debate: ‘Perfect couch for hosting bed bugs’

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Dad and daughter ‘scared to sleep’ in Turkish hotel room with bedbugs and cockroaches
2 years, 3 months ago

Dad and daughter ‘scared to sleep’ in Turkish hotel room with bedbugs and cockroaches

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We contacted head of guest relations who said they would clean and disinfect the whole room,” Ms Palmer added. “They …

Hotel worker shares how to check for bed bugs before unpacking
2 years, 5 months ago

Hotel worker shares how to check for bed bugs before unpacking

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Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The video showed a couple waking up in a hotel covered in “scars” due to an infestation of bed bugs, …

Even Nice Hotels Can Get Bed Bugs. Here's How To Check For Them.
3 years, 8 months ago

Even Nice Hotels Can Get Bed Bugs. Here's How To Check For Them.

Huff Post  

Ziga Plahutar via Getty Images Five-star hotel or roadside motel, bed bugs don't discriminate. “Bed bugs affect people in different ways, but for the majority of people, it can cause extreme anxiety, panic and worry,” said Matt Kelley, president of Prodigy Pest Solutions. “However, it’s worth doing an inspection for bed bugs when traveling and staying in a new place …

Grandmother, 43, 'got 70 bed bug bites' in night at Premier Inn hotel
5 years, 5 months ago

Grandmother, 43, 'got 70 bed bug bites' in night at Premier Inn hotel

Daily Mail  

Lisa Adams discovered 'weeping sores', she says, after she and husband Steven stayed in a Premier Inn in Bedford last month A grandmother has claimed she was left covered in weeping sores and suffering from 'boiling blood' after being bitten 70 times by bed bugs during a one night stay at a Premier Inn. Mrs Adams said her legs and …

Video shows 'disgusting' bed bug infestation at New York hotel
9 years, 2 months ago

Video shows 'disgusting' bed bug infestation at New York hotel

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