Before you book your hotel, head to the Bed Bug Registry, a site that collects reports of bed bugs from hotel guests. The Registry allows you to look up a particular hotel—or all hotels in a given city—and see where guests have reported encounters with bed bugs in a hotel or apartment building nearby.
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Bedbugs are found in hotels but the vast majority of them are in apartments Some travelers take precautions to avoid bed bugs, but hotel-goers aren't the most at risk.
Not everyone who stays in a bed bug infested room will take bed bugs home. Nevertheless, it's a good idea to act as if you may have picked up a stray bed bug or two. The most likely place to pick up bed bugs in luggage is on, or next to, the bed.
In general, hotels should take immediate action if a guest reports the presence of bed bugs. This could include offering a new, clean room, or, in severe cases, guests may be able to negotiate a partial or full refund for their stay.
“It may surprise you that bed bugs are a common problem in hotels,” says Jordan Foster, Pest Management Expert at Fantastic Pest Control. “Infestations of bed bugs have nothing to do with sanitation or cleanliness. Bed bugs are not uncommon in hotels or motels of any star rating, from one-star to five-star.”
Bed bugs can move as fast as 5 feet per minute but can move from room to room within an hour or two. Within an hour bed bugs can move as much as 100 feet! Bed bugs can spread even quicker if they hitch a ride onto clothes or luggage.
Once the items inside your suitcase have been taken care of, it's time to inspect your luggage. Use a flashlight to check seams, folds and pockets for bugs or eggs.