Every day we pull some stats from a survey and say have a chat about the findings. Today: Top 10 bugbears of parents travelling with children.

  1. Other parents not controlling their children/other children (12%)
  2. Intolerance of other guests (7%)
  3. Intolerant staff (7%)
  4. Noise/inconsiderate guests/drunkenness (6%)
  5. Nothing for children to do/no children’s entertainment/play area or TV (5%)
  6. No child friendly menu/poor quality of food for children (5%)
  7. Not child friendly/lack of facilities for children (5%)
  8. Not being able to relax due to own children/own children not sleeping or keeping quiet (4%)
  9. Sharing a room (3%)
  10. Poor quality beds/sofa beds or pull-out beds (3%)

YouGov survey of parents with children aged 12 and under commissioned by QHotels, who are hosting a competition to find a member of the public to help them improve guest experiences.

What do you think? What’s most important to you when taking the kids on a break? Have you suffered from any of the bugbears above when you’ve been on holiday? Post a comment below or on Twitter instead using #nsstatchat