Flight attendant reveals disgusting reason why he always puts the remote control from a hotel room in a resealable bag
A FORMER flight attendant has revealed why he won't let his family touch the TV remote when staying in a hotel.
He even takes resealable bags to put the TV remote in for the duration of their stay.
Jarrad Duggan-Tierney is visiting the Australian city of Sydney with his husband Michael and their son Reid.
Sharing a picture of the sealed TV remote, Jarrad explained: "I love a hotel, but don't care how fancy it is; it's my standard protocol (even pre Covid) to make sure the remote doesn't come in contact with the flesh of myself or anyone I care for."
Jarrad - - added: "I blame all the years of being a flight attendant and hearing many stories about how lonely people get in hotel rooms."
The remote — handled by many hands — can house all sorts of gross stuff in its many crevices.
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Philip Tierno, a microbiologist and clinical professor of microbiology and pathology at the NYU School of Medicine previously said of the device: “There’s human hair, bodily excretions based on what [people] touch before they touch the remote ... insect parts that may be part of the room’s dust ... cosmetics, even food.
“Of course, you perspire, and that serves as a nice medium that assists in the growth of organisms over time.”
It's not the only germ magnet in a hotel room either.
Mr Tierno advises removing the bedspread when you first enter a new room.
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He said said: “If [it’s] put away in the corner, you don’t have to worry about it," adding that it’s useful to place a note on top telling housekeeping not to put it back on the bed.
Beyond bodily fluids, allergens are the primary concern here, due to dust mites.
To lessen an allergic reaction, handle the fabrics gently, and keep medications, such as steroid nose sprays, inhalers or eye drops, on hand during hotel stays.
Meanwhile, one travel expert has revealed a key way to find out if your hotel room has been cleaned properly.
Harrison Jacobs, who once spent 300 nights at hotels and Airbnbs in one year, revealed the kettle gives away the state of a hotel.
He added: "When I get to a new hotel room, I pop open the top to the appliance. If I see mould or rust, which happens often, I ask for a new room or shorten my stay to one night and move on to a different place."
It is certainly a wise decision after a story about guests cleaning their dirty knickers in kettles horrified frequent travellers - and even weeing in them.
And Actor Henry Golding, who starred in the blockbuster film Crazy Rich Asians as well as a number of BBC travel programmes, explained he always packs hotel slippers in his suitcase to walk around dirty hotels in too.
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More hotel truths were exposed recently, when a former employee revealed the secret customers never know about breakfast buffets.
Meanwhile, another former flight attendant dished out her top tips on staying in a hotel and how to get the best night sleep.
