Around 85 percent of travelers prefer to book a last-minute hotel on the internet. Photo: AFP/StockLite/Shutterstock.com
Last-minute hotel bookings through a smartphone app are most popular in the US at 22 percent, followed by Germany at 16 percent, the UK and France at 13 percent, Italy at 10 percent and Spain at 9 percent. Last-minute bookings using a smartphone app are least popular in Turkey (4 percent) and Greece (3 percent).
The UK presents the highest proportion of online bookings, with 93 percent of participants choosing this option; 80 percent of the participants use the internet while 13 percent use a smartphone app. Just 4 percent call the hotel directly and 3 percent visit a travel agent.
The travel site Trivago surveyed around 4,142 people between August 13 and 27 to discover their preferences when booking a last-minute hotel.