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Recent research suggests that a high number of graduates in the UK are unhappy with the amount of responsibility given to them in their first job. A poll by UKSP, a careers website specialising in hotel recruitment, revealed that 36% of those who have graduated in the last five years were “disappointed” with the low [...]
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With another year having flown by, I thought I’d have a go at trying to work out which new trends will stick and which will sink without trace… There are some indisputably major trends – I suppose the boutique hotel has been one of the bigger trends, as well as the expansion into hotels by luxury brands such as Bulgari. [...]
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I’ve just been watching Babylon 5 (science fiction) and it’s intriguing how although humans develop telepathy, starships, hyperspace travel and massive space stations, the beds haven’t changed at all. And that’s as it should be, since we all know what a bed should be like… Or do we? Travelodge commissioned a futurologist a while ago [...]
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We’ve commented many times on the rivalry between Premier Inn and Travelodge for London domination. But it seems Premier Inn is really throwing down the gauntlet now, announcing plans for a major expansion drive in London. They’re looking to make a 50% growth in rooms in the next two years, and double their size in [...]
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Back in late 2009, my colleague Rajul appealed to Travelodge to offer free WiFi – and it seems the powers that be were listening (albeit it took a little time to take action), as the chain has just become the first budget hotel brand in the UK to offer free WiFi to its guests. It’s [...]
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With university costs rising dramatically and uncertain prospects on the UK job market, many young people are now reassessing their options. And while some hoteliers complain about a shortage of talent – particularly in filling London jobs within the capital’s growing roster of new hotels, Travelodge has responded with a more creative recruitment strategy. The [...]
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I don’t think all that often about my bed. I only really become aware of what I’m sleeping on if it’s wrong – uncomfortable, bumpy, too hard or too soft. I recently slept in one that kept trying to roll itself around me like a tube. It was horrible – I kept waking up thinking [...]
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We’ve featured YOTEL before – a revolutionary hotel group focused on airport hotels, packing maximum luxury into minimal space. Based on our YOTEL video and recent guest reviews, this approach seems to be working. One of the things YOTEL has done differently is to re-examine the check-in process – and automate it. So I spoke [...]
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The London Olympics will certainly boost revenues for the capital’s hotels in 2012. But while the majority of hotels are in the West End, most of the Olympics events will be in the East End – and it’s not an easy commute. East London isn’t traditionally the most attractive area for top-class hotels. But both [...]
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We’ll get to the hotel connection later…but London visitors may initially be a bit curious about our fascination with the London Mayor. He’s been in the news recently due to the introduction of the new London bike scheme. I nearly got mowed down by a ‘Boris bike’ the other day – one of the new [...]
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We recently mentioned the much-hyped London launch of Malaysia-based budget hotel chain Tune Hotels which has enjoyed a fair bit of publicity. Their first, slightly misleadingly-named “Westminster” hotel (it’s actually in Lambeth – the opposite side of the bridge!) is now up and running. The verdict of most professional reviewers has been that the company [...]
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We love to celebrate special birthdays and occasions on this blog, as shown recently with features on the Goring’s 100th and Carnaby Street’s 50th. So it is a pleasure to remind ourselves once again that this year marks a quarter century for the fast-expanding budget chain, Travelodge. The company was established in 1985 from very [...]
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We’ve already mentioned the close rivalry between budget chains Travelodge (which recently opened its 400th hotel in Waterloo) and Premier Inn. Both have embarked on headlong expansion ahead of London 2012, building cheap and occasionally ugly hotels to meet their goals. On the whole their vigorous competition is a good thing but it does often [...]
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To call the competition at the budget end of the London hotel market “vigorous” would be something of an understatement. You’ve got established budget chains like Travelodge and Premier Inn growing at breakneck speed, offering cheap promotions and decent locations aplenty – though often housed in fascinatingly “ugly” buildings. Then there are well-priced, good-quality independent [...]
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This blog has commented previously on Travelodge’s plan to open lots of new hotels. This is being fuelled by the upcoming London Olympics in 2012 – by which time Travelodge aims to become London’s biggest hotel brand. We’ve also mentioned the company’s attractive promotions though been a bit less complimentary about their ugly buildings and [...]
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In our last blog post we highlighted several of London’s ugliest buildings. Now let’s go a step further and put the spotlight on some of the city’s least attractive hotel buildings. Though it’s probably more accurate to call the following “nondescript” or “uninspiring” rather than “ugly”. Ironically, they often mask some pretty respectable hotels, which [...]
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