Travelodge to offer £9 hotel rooms in UK 10€ in Spain
April 20th, 2009 - Chris MarshallTravelodge is also offering rooms for 10 euros at its three Spanish properties in Madrid and Barcelona
The budget hotel chain Travelodge is offering rooms for as little as £9 per night in an effort to keep Britons travelling during the economic downturn.
From Thursday morning it will cut the price of 50,000 rooms across the country to £9 per night, while a further 100,000 rooms will go on sale for £19.
The UK-based operator is the latest hotel chain to announce a sale as Britain’s accommodation industry comes to terms with the effects of the recession.
The average price of a hotel room in Britain fell by 12 per cent in the final quarter of 2008 to £93 – the lowest level for four years.
Manchester and Blackpool have experienced the steepest drops with accommodation costing around 20 per cent less.
With equally gloomy forecasts being made for the rest of 2009, Britons planning on taking their holidays at home and foreign visitors will be able to take advantage.
“Our research shows that more than half of Britons are planning on taking a domestic break this year,” said a Travelodge spokeswoman.
“We want to make hotels accessible to everyone.”
She insisted that the company’s performance has remained strong during the economic downturn and predicted that the luxury hotel sector would be hit hardest.
The Travelodge sale will begin at 6am on Thursday and will be available for stays between August 27 and November 30, including over the August Bank Holiday and the autumn half term break.
Travelodge is also offering rooms for 10 euros at its three Spanish properties in Madrid and Barcelona (Via Expat Life Spain)
