Budget hotel company will pay members of the public up to 拢150,000 each for tip-offs

Budget hotel company Travelodge has set aside 拢25m for people who find them sites.

The public are being asked to come up with new locations or existing buildings that could be used for hotels.

Tip-offs could be worth up to 拢150,000 to any individual, with the firm paying 拢500 or each bedroom created on a site.

Travelodge

The chain's average size hotel is about 80 bedrooms, but the property team wants future hotels to have an average of 100 rooms.

The plan is part of a drive to open 500 additional UK hotels by 2020.

Paul Harvey, Travelodge property director, said: "We are on a mission to open more UK hotels than any other company in history and would like our customers, staff and the general public to get involved. We have a fantastic property team that is already working on hundreds of sites, but you cannot beat local people for local knowledge.

"We want to leave no stone unturned in a bid to make us the UK's number one choice in hotels. For every proposed site that results in a new Travelodge opening, we will be delighted to pay up."

Travelodge is targeting major towns in the UK, with a major push in Greater London, the South-east of England, the North-west and Midlands.

It will open about 30 hotels this year and is planning to open more than 40 a year from 2008 onwards.

Potential sites can be reported at www.travelodgedevelopment.co.uk.

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