The nationalities that nick the most hotel items Quick packing escape. AUSSIES, you've been busted! A global survey has found more than a quarter of Australian travellers admit to stealing items from hotel rooms. Surprisingly, it wasn't those fancy little toiletries that proved most tempting for sticky-fingered Australians, instead magazines and books were the first to go, the Hotels.com survey found. Australians weren't the worst offenders. Travellers from 29 countries took part in the survey, with the French, Canadians, Americans, Chinese and Swedish even more likely to pocket something extra from their hotel stays. The top three nationalities for hotel theft were Indians (38 per cent), Mexicans (40 per cent) and Colombians (57 per cent). Towels and linens were the items of choice for guests from the US, Sweden, Italy, Hong Kong, Canada, Norway and Ireland, while the Chinese were most likely to steal furnishings including lamps, clocks and artwork. Other items nicked include bathrobes, pillows, electronics, irons and alarm clocks. Guests from Denmark claim to be the most honest travellers, with just 12 per cent saying they've pocketed hotel property, followed by those from the Netherlands, Norway and Brazil. Alison Couper from Hotels.com said travellers should follow their example. "While we all love that holiday feeling, it seems travellers in some countries are taking this a bit too far by removing a wide variety of items from their hotel room to take home with them as a memento of their stay," Ms Couper said. We should applaud the Danes as the most honest nation in resisting temptation, closely followed by the Dutch and Norwegians - assuming all respondents were honest when completing the survey.