The census.

[anotheoldgit]

How do hotels fill in their census form?

Do they have to register every guest that is residing in the hotel on the night of the 27th March 2011?

[cazzz1975]

I thought they would only send the census to residential addresses? so I doubt the hotel would get sent a census...

[emeritus]

The information is here

http://tinyurl.com/6kw5xev

[mrs_overall]

Yes, hotel will get a census. There are people employed called census ennumerators who go to all hotels/old folks homes/convents/youth hostels etc etc and hand out the forms in person and explain that everyone staying overnight on that date must be includied in the forms

[ummmm]

As Cazzzzzzz says. It's a business...

[cazzz1975]

ah yes, of course, hospitals as well

[cazzz1975]

but what if they give a person staying at a hotel a census and they also send one to his home address?

[mrs_overall]

One of my sisters has taken the job of census ennumerator and the list of premises she has to visit to hand out forms surprised me

[cazzz1975]

are you in direct competition with mollykins mom?

[mrs_overall]

The hotelier fills out the hotel census. The guest fills out his own census at home

[mrs_overall]

lol cazzz

[tamborine]

"........If you are staying in a hotel, but have an address where you usually live, you should be counted as a visitor at the hotel. You should be included as a usual resident on the questionnaire sent to the address where you usually live...."

no escape :(

[mrs_overall]

Tambo - I just said that!