Australian travellers have named Prince Harry and Kate as their ideal travel companions, with actors Hugh Jackman and Rebel Wilson topping a list of Aussies according to new research from HotelClub.com.
“Wouldn’t it be fascinating to travel with Prince Harry and Kate Middleton? They really have captured attention on an international level and it’s not hard to see why Australians hold them in high regard.
“But what’s maybe even more interesting is what the country had to say about the best and worst Australians on our list.
“Travelling with someone can be very intense and often requires a lot of patience, so it’s perhaps not surprising that names like Kyle Sandilands failed to make the grade, whilst the likes of general nice guy Hugh Jackman and the hilarious Rebel Wilson sailed through”
Kari Taylor, Head of Brand Marketing, HotelClub.com
If given the option, we know who we’d choose to spend a few weeks relaxing with!” Taylor concluded.

Best Travel Partners
Actress and UN ambassador Angelina Jolie Pitt was third in the global list (10.2%) after Harry and Kate (15.2% and 10.8% respectively), with U.S. singers Taylor Swift and Katy Perry completing the top five (8.9% and 8.0% respectively).
After Hugh Jackman and Rebel Wilson (17.9% & 6.1%), diminutive pop star Kylie Minogue (5.8%), radio star Hamish Blake (5.4%) and Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (4.9%) completed the top five list of Australian stars we’d most like to travel with.
Worst travel partners
On the other end of the scale, wild child Miley Cyrus (9.0%) and Caitlin Jenner (6.4%) followed Justin Bieber (27%), Kim Kardashian (20.7%) and Kanye West (10.9%) in the list of the global stars we’d least like to travel with – the Kardashian family’s high maintenance and media presence perhaps to blame for voter fatigue.
Taking the Aussie top spot for all the wrong reasons, KIIS FM Breakfast presenter Kyle Sandilands (23%) was named the least favourite Australian travel partner, followed by cricketer turned socialite Shane Warne (8.2%) and model and reality TV star Lara Bingle (6.7%) – herself a former face of Tourism Australia (famous for the ‘Where the bloody hell are you?’ adverts of 2006).
Today Show presenter Karl Stefanovic’s recent live streak did little for his case – he was named fourth worst companion (5.9%) whilst recent outbursts from tennis star Nick Kyrgios put him in fifth in the list of shamed Australians (5.6%).
The Top 10 Global Best Travel Companions:
1. Prince Harry – 15.2%
2. Kate Middleton – 10.8%
3. Angelina Jolie – 10.2%
4. Taylor Swift – 8.9%
5. Katy Perry – 8.0%
6. Ed Sheeran – 6.9%
7. Jennifer Lawrence – 6.0%
8. =Brad Pitt – 4.9%
=Leonardo DiCaprio – 4.9%
9. Channing Tatum – 3.9%
10. MariahCarey–2.9%
The Top Ten BEST AUSTRALIAN Companions:
1. Hugh Jackman – 17.9%
2. Rebel Wilson – 6.1%
3. Kylie Minogue – 5.8%
4. Hamish Blake (Fox FM/2DayFM/Hit) – 5.4%
5. Cate Blanchett – 4.9%
6. Delta Goodrem – 4.7%
7. Russell Crowe – 4.1%
8. Nicole Kidman – 3.7%
9. Elle Macpherson – 3.6%
10. CarrieBickmore(TheProject)-3.5%
The Top Ten GLOBAL WORST Travel Companions:
1. Justin Bieber – 27.0%
2. Kim Kardashian – 20.7%
3. Kanye West – 10.9%
4. Miley Cyrus – 9.0%
5. Caitlin Jenner – 6.4%
6. =Jay Z – 3.8%
=Mariah Carey – 3.8% (named in BEST & WORST)
7. Prince Harry – 2.2% (named in BEST & WORST)
8. Brad Pitt – 1.9% (named in BEST & WORST)
9. Ben Affleck – 1.8%
10. AngelinaJolie–1.7%(namedinBEST&WORST)
The Top Ten WORST AUSTRALIAN Companions:
1. Kyle Sandilands (KIIS FM) – 23.4%
2. Shane Warne – 8.2%
3. Lara Bingle – 6.7%
4. Karl Stefanovic (Today Show) – 5.9%
5. Nick Kyrgios – 5.6%
6. James Packer – 5.4%
7. David Koch (Sunrise) – 5.2%
8. Pettifleur Berenger (Desperate Housewives of Melbourne) – 4.7%
9. Blake Garvey (Former ‘Bachelor’) – 4.1%
10. RussellCrowe-3.4%
The research was conducted online by Pure Profile through a national sample of over 1,000 Australian residents over the age of 18. The interviews were conducted from 7th – 10th August 2015.
