Industry data: Budget hotels in the UK 2006

13 October 2006 by
Industry data: Budget hotels in the UK 2006

By August 2006, there were in excess of 1,114 budget hotels in the UK with a total of more than 76,478 bedrooms. The market remains dominated by two major brands - Premier Travel Inn and Travelodge.

These facts and figures are reported in British Hospitality: Trends and Statistics 2006, published by the British Hospitality Association.

The full report can be bought for £195 (for the printed version) or £145 (for a PDF file). For enquiries or orders, phone 0207 404 7744 or contact bob.bacon@bha.org.uk.

The UK budget hotel market by number of rooms, 2001 and 2006

BrandCompanyHotels 2006Hotels 2001Rooms 2006Rooms 2001
1Premier Travel Inn](http://www.premiertravelinn.com/pti/home.do)[](http://www.starbucks.com/)[Whitbread](http://www.whitbread.co.uk/) 476 405 31,397+ 23,300
2[Travelodge](http://www.travelodge.co.uk/)[Dubai International Capital](http://www.dubaiic.com/) 279 215 17,700 11,600
3Express by Holiday Inn\* [](http://www.caffenero.com/)[InterContinental Hotels](http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/6c/1/en/c/1/content/dec/teaser/6c/1/en/lp/ukmult.html) 103 63 10,180 5,900
4Ibis[](http://www.marksandspencer.com/)[Accor](http://www.accor.co.uk/gb/index.asp) 47 44 6,350 4,000
5Innkeeper's Lodge[Mitchells & Butlers](http://www.mbplc.com/) 88 31 2,500+ -
6Comfort Inn\*[](http://www.bbscoffeeandmuffins.com/)[CHE Hotel Group](http://www.choicehotelseurope.com/hotels/legal?language=en&language=de) 36 31 2,500 2,050
7Campanile[](http://www.nestle.co.uk/Home)[Louvre Hotels](http://www.louvrehotels.com/en/louvre-hotels.html) 17 15 1,260 1,100
8Days Inn\*^[](http://www.segafredo.it/eng/corp-e_azi_pag.htm)[Wyndham Worldwide](http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/) 23 14 1,240 900
9Formule 1[](http://www.tchibo.co.uk/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/uk/-/GBP/TdUkStorefront-Start)[Accor](http://www.accor.co.uk/gb/index.asp) 10 8 750 590
10Tulip Inn[](http://www.coffeerepublic.co.uk/)[Golden Tulip](http://www.goldentulip.org.uk/) 5 2 575 175
11Sleep Inn[](http://www.amtcoffee.co.uk/)[CHE Hotel Group](http://www.choicehotelseurope.com/hotels/legal?language=en&language=de) 6 3 500 225
12Etap[](http://www.druckers.co.uk/)[Accor](http://www.accor.co.uk/gb/index.asp) 3 2 400 69
13Ramada Encore\*[](http://www.morellis.com/morelligo.html)[Wyndham Worldwide](http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/) 3 - 350 -
14JDW Lodges[](http://www.esquirescoffee.com/)[JD Wetherspoon](http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/) 11 5 314 89
15Welcome Lodge[Welcome Break](http://www.welcomebreak.co.uk/) 4 9 200+ 569
16[easyHotel](http://www.easyhotel.com/)\*[easyGroup](http://www.easy.com/) 1 - 148 -
17Dolby Hotel [Dolby Hotels](http://www.dolbyhotels.co.uk/) 1 2 64 130
18Kyriad [Louvre Hotels 1 2 50 85
TOTAL1,11485176,478+50,782

\* including hotels franchised to other operators
^ including 18 Days Inns operated by Welcome Break

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