Travelodge – The News Desk

Travelodge has opened its second hotel in the Northamptonshire town of Wellingborough, following the group’s first acquisition of an ibis property. In recent years there have been several Travelodge hotels switching to the ibis brand, including two properties at Heathrow in 2021, and nine hotels joining the ibis Budget brand in the same year. But this agreement sees the reverse, with the former ibis Wellingborough being reflagged as the Wellingborough Travelodge, following a joint decision by AccorInvest and the previous landlord to terminate the lease. The 78-room property located at the Wilby Way roundabout junction on the A45, and is Travelodge’s tenth hotel in Northamptonshire. The group said that the property has been upgraded to Travelodge’s latest budget-luxe specifications, inclu...

Travelodge has published an update on the rollout of of its budget-luxe revamp, with a total of 55 properties set to benefit from the new design this year. Of these, 25 hotels have already been upgraded in time for the peak summer period, including properties in Cheltenham, Ipswich, Oxford, Newport and Southampton. The group’s two largest hotels have also been updated – the 463-room Travelodge London Covent Garden, and the 408-room Travelodge London Kings Cross Royal Scot. Travelodge unveiled the budget-luxe design in April 2022, with features including a new “timeless classic style” reception, as well as a contemporary Bar Cafe concept and redesigned rooms. Phase 1 of the rollout was completed at the start of this year, with 65 existing hotels upgraded, and three new-build properties op...

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Travelodge acquires first ibis hotel – Business Traveller

Around 20 per cent of Travelodge hotels to feature budge-luxe design by year end – Business Traveller