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.
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The UK budget hotel market by number of rooms, 2001 and 2006
Brand | Company | Hotels 2006 | Hotels 2001 | Rooms 2006 | Rooms 2001 | |
1 | Premier 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 |
3 | Express 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 |
4 | Ibis[](http://www.marksandspencer.com/) | [Accor](http://www.accor.co.uk/gb/index.asp) | 47 | 44 | 6,350 | 4,000 |
5 | Innkeeper's Lodge | [Mitchells & Butlers](http://www.mbplc.com/) | 88 | 31 | 2,500+ | - |
6 | Comfort Inn\*[](http://www.bbscoffeeandmuffins.com/) | [CHE Hotel Group](http://www.choicehotelseurope.com/hotels/legal?language=en&language=de) | 36 | 31 | 2,500 | 2,050 |
7 | Campanile[](http://www.nestle.co.uk/Home) | [Louvre Hotels](http://www.louvrehotels.com/en/louvre-hotels.html) | 17 | 15 | 1,260 | 1,100 |
8 | Days Inn\*^[](http://www.segafredo.it/eng/corp-e_azi_pag.htm) | [Wyndham Worldwide](http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/) | 23 | 14 | 1,240 | 900 |
9 | Formule 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 |
10 | Tulip Inn[](http://www.coffeerepublic.co.uk/) | [Golden Tulip](http://www.goldentulip.org.uk/) | 5 | 2 | 575 | 175 |
11 | Sleep Inn[](http://www.amtcoffee.co.uk/) | [CHE Hotel Group](http://www.choicehotelseurope.com/hotels/legal?language=en&language=de) | 6 | 3 | 500 | 225 |
12 | Etap[](http://www.druckers.co.uk/) | [Accor](http://www.accor.co.uk/gb/index.asp) | 3 | 2 | 400 | 69 |
13 | Ramada Encore\*[](http://www.morellis.com/morelligo.html) | [Wyndham Worldwide](http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/) | 3 | - | 350 | - |
14 | JDW Lodges[](http://www.esquirescoffee.com/) | [JD Wetherspoon](http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/) | 11 | 5 | 314 | 89 |
15 | Welcome 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 | - |
17 | Dolby Hotel | [Dolby Hotels](http://www.dolbyhotels.co.uk/) | 1 | 2 | 64 | 130 |
18 | Kyriad | [Louvre Hotels | 1 | 2 | 50 | 85 |
TOTAL | 1,114 | 851 | 76,478+ | 50,782 |
\* including hotels franchised to other operators
^ including 18 Days Inns operated by Welcome Break