Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. surveyed 6,000 business travelers globally to reveal the mobile device habits of business travelers.
Most are likely to hit the road with three or four mobile devices and they”™re more likely to carry a tablet than a laptop, the survey showed.
The Stamford-based company polled 1,000 people each in six countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, China, India, Germany and Brazil.
Key findings:
- About 55 percent of respondents, across all nationalities, bring three or four devices with them on the road.
- People are most likely to bring their smartphones with them (74 percent), followed by tablets (65 percent), music players (43 percent) and laptops (32 percent).
- Most people use their mobile devices to primarily check their email (90 percent), followed by internet browsing and social networking (75 percent each) and maintaining communication with the office (73 percent). The least popular response was reading a book (43 percent).
- Most respondents use emoticons (72 percent) and shorthand (77 percent) in daily texts and emails.
- Most people prefer to video chat with family members (67 percent) versus sending an email or picking up the phone (47 percent each). Instant messaging or texting is the least popular way of communicating (37 percent).
