"The X Factor's" Rylan More Scary Than "The Omen" This Halloween

"The X Factor's" Rylan More Scary Than "The Omen" This Halloween

LONDON, October 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --



According to new research from Holiday Inn, almost one in 10 Brits are more likely to
be scared of waking up to the sound of The X Factor's Rylan this Halloween than that of a
cackling witch or the theme tune from The Omen. Worryingly for his mentor Nicole
Scherzinger, the same number of Brits said that being woken by the sound of their
mother-in-law's voice would also terrify them on the spookiest day of the year.



The frights don't end there, with nails on a chalkboard coming out as the top ultimate
scary noise in the poll. And as we turn back the clocks for an extra hour in bed, a nation
of sleep-deprived Brits also confess that they wish they could hide under the covers from
the cold, with two-thirds of us wishing they could stay in bed for an average 17 minutes a
day longer during the winter months, and over half admitting to hitting the snooze button
at least once in an attempt for extra shut-eye.



We find it so hard as a nation to wake up that one in five of us admit to putting our
alarms on the other side of the room in order to force ourselves out of bed in the morning
to turn it off - with 20% of men saying they need more than one alarm going off to rouse
them. The survey also found that the preferred wake up calls included being woken gently
by their partner (12%) or the smell of bacon (14%), and that the mobile phone has
overtaken the traditional alarm clock, with over a third now saying they set their iPhones
or Blackberry to wake them up.



Tamara Strauss from Holiday Inn said: "Everybody feels less inclined to wake up in the
winter months, and it's harder than ever to drag ourselves out of the warmth and into the
cold. Fortunately all of our guests can look forward to a restful and nightmare-free stay
over Halloween without the need for shocking wake-up calls to get them out of bed. It's
clear from this research that should Rylan make it another week in The X Factor he has to
go down as the ultimate scary trick for Brits on what's already the spookiest night of the
year."



Guests looking for frighteningly good offers, including rooms starting at just GBP49
when you book 21 days in advance, should visit http://www.tophoteloffers.co.uk/Halloween
[http://www.tophoteloffers.co.uk/Halloween_ ].




Holiday Inn

CONTACT: The IHG's Managed Estate PR team on +44(0)161-283-9400 or e-mail hiteam@webershandwick.co.uk.


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