How to check for bedbugs in your hotel room - and what to do if you spot one

Bedbugs are increasingly showing up during travel, and recent incidents linked to outbreaks have grounded planes and disrupted services. A Qantas flight from Italy to Australia was cancelled after the aircraft was grounded for a “deep clean” following a bedbug outbreak. In the UK, Southeastern trains operating from the West Marina depot near Hastings in East Sussex were also reportedly taken out of service in October. The article explains what bedbugs look like and where to check: they are wingless, oval, flat insects that feed on human blood, often leaving raised, itchy bites in a zig-zag pattern. It also recommends rolling luggage into the bathroom or other tiled areas and inspecting cushions and pillows on arrival.