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Travelodge wants to open in Guernsey

ANOTHER UK hotel company has said they want to operate in Guernsey.

Travelodge wants to open in Guernsey (25307110)
Travelodge wants to open in Guernsey (25307110) / Guernsey Press

Travelodge, the UK's first budget hotel brand, operates 584 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain.

To celebrate 20 years of trading at UK seaside resorts, the company announced a project to expand to a further 26 seaside and coastal town locations and Guernsey is on the list.

'This expansion programme in Guernsey would represent an investment of £5.5 million for third party investors and create 25 new jobs,' said Travelodge UK development director Tony O'Brien.

'It would also support the local economy as our research shows on average our customers spend double their room rate with local businesses which annually results in a multimillion boost for the local economy.'

Mr O'Brien said the company hoped to find the perfect hotel site in Guernsey.

'We are writing to the States of Guernsey to see if we can play a pivotal role in their tourism strategy/regeneration programme like we have done in Rhyl. 'Investing in a low-cost hotel like Travelodge is an increasingly attractive choice, as it draws visitors, creates jobs and helps boost the local economy.'

Rhyl was the company's ninth Local Authorities development partnership which saw construction of a 69-sea-view-room hotel with on-site restaurant and car-park which has had a successful start to its operation – the company's thirty-sixth seaside resort hotel.

Premier Inn will open at Admiral Park by 2021.

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