Tags:

Travelodge trials window transfers to give customers a perfect view

Wednesday 08 March 2006 16:44
Travelodge transfer of Manhattan skyline

Budget hotel chain Travelodge is trialling window transfers to improve guests’ moods with a view.

Guests staying at London City Airport Travelodge can now choose a free window transfer to replace their rainy view of a business park when they check in.

Courtesy of Travelodge, customers should now be able to avoid that gloomy feeling first thing, by waking to a view of the Manhattan skyline or Lake Windermere.

The transfer idea was hit on after Travelodge surveyed 2,500 people to ask them for their favourite views.

Wayne Munnelly, Travelodge sleep director, said: “Ninety-seven per cent of Brits said that a wonderful view makes them feel happier… so we thought it would be a nice idea to give our guests a choice of their favourite view.”

If the transfers prove popular Travelodge plans to roll out the service to another six or seven hotels initially.

Brits top 10 favourite views are:

1. Carribean Beach
2. Northern Lights
3. Niagara Falls
4. Blue Skies and Sunshine
5. Lake Windermere
6. Manhattan Skyline
7. Sydney Harbour bridge
8. Ayres Rock, Australia
9. Pyramids and Sphinx, Egypt
10. Taj Mahal, India

By Laura Markey

 

Get your copy of Caterer and Hotelkeeper every week - click here to subscribe and save 25%.

Sudoku
Join the craze and play Sudoku online!

Recommended articles

Articles from the web

 
Profiting from 2012: Case Studies

Slash VAT, Boost business - Sign the petition now!

Latest Video

Foraging – why all the attention?

Using foraged ingredients is nothing new but the trend has become more mainstream over the past two years. However, the wider use of foraged food in restaurants also carries a certain amount of danger.

Watch here

Best of chef

Best of Chef – now available online

Best of Chef – now available online
View it now

Videos

Video: Foraging – why all the attention? Video: Bordeaux Revisited with Ronan Sayburn Claire John Campbell
Foraging:
why all the attention?
Watch the video here
Bordeaux Revisited
with Ronan Sayburn
Watch the video here
Claire Clark
masterclass
Watch the video here
Interview with John Campbell
at Coworth Park
Watch the video here