National hotel chain Travelodge is in talks about opening a 3rd premises on the Isle of Wight.
Travelodge has almost 600 hotels in the UK including 2 here on the Island – Lind Hill in Ryde and Lugley Street in Newport – but now the waters are being tested as to whether new premises should be opened in Cowes.
A letter has been sent to Cowes Town Council – as well as Southampton City Council and Portsmouth City Council – explaining how the hotel can help support local authorities.
The precise location of any new hotel is unclear and will likely only be decided once talks between Travelodge and Cowes Town Council have taken place.
It is understood that once construction of the hotel is complete, the council will have the choice to keep it and receive an annual rental income, or sell them to Travelodge.
Steve Bennett, Travelodge Chief Property & Development Officer said:
“In the current climate, Local Authorities are under extreme pressure to invest in their economy and support regeneration projects. This is why we have written to three Local Authorities across Hampshire to offer our support as we have a requirement to nearly double our Hampshire portfolio with a further five Travelodge hotels across the region.
“In addition, our research shows that, on average, Travelodge customers will spend at least double their room rate with local businesses during their stay; this can be an annual, multi-million pound boost into each local economy. We have a proven track record of working with 25 forward-thinking Local Authorities across the UK from Ashford to Stirling.
Article continues below this advertisement “Adding a Travelodge hotel can be a catalyst to attract new businesses to support regeneration, bring vacant buildings back into economic use as well as attracting thousands of new overnight visitors to the area and revitalising High Streets. In addition, our research shows that, on average, Travelodge customers will spend at least double their room rate with local businesses during their stay; this can be an annual, multi-million pound boost into the local economy.”
as long as there is an agreement set in stone, that it will only ever be used for holiday makers and not illegal immigrants, then we are good to go.
Every article weirdos write these comments♂️. I think folk need to stop reading The Sun.
Go try living in Skeggers then, mate.
Or native homeless people who can prove they are actively trying to find work and accommodation. Your comment seemed to of forgotten these?
it is a travel lodge for holiday makers and other “self funding” guests – not a homeless shelter, immigration processing shelter, doss house or any other state funded, benefit claiming s hithole.
I was making a point to the person I was replying to that it isnt just immigrants that need housing. I’ve been homeless since I was 15, I’ve given up with the council years ago other organisations too and I give up in general because of poisonous and reductive comments like these. I know it’s a bloody travel lodge you fickle brained fiend! Its comments and people like you who have made my life hell telling me it’s all my fault because I’m low life who ain’t getting up and working etc etc your a broken record and you are a bullying people who you clearly consider to be better than… newsflash princess, theres is suffering in this world and it ain’t all self inflicted…
Rent a room? I had to in my younger years…
Have you not seen the news lately about the huge number of “hotels” being used to house “asylum” seekers? It would only be a matter of time, if not the actual intention of Travelodge from the start.
Definitely
Great news. Well needed.