Travelodge, the UK�s number one budget hotel brand* has reduced its standard room rate within the Greater Manchester region to just �45 per night. Making it the cheapest place to stay in the city centre. �26 rooms will still be available, depending on availability (Strictly dependent on a first come basics) but guests are guaranteed not to pay more than �45 at any Manchester Travelodge.

Example of rooms rates in Manchester City Centre Standard Room Tate

Travelodge �45.00

Holiday Inn Express �76.33

IBIS �61.95

Premier Travel Inn �55.95

Room rates correct as of 20th Sep 2005

The offer is available from September to 31st December 2005. Rooms can be booked online at www.travelodge.co.uk or by calling 08700 850 950.

Participating hotels include: Manchester Central, Manchester Sportscity, Manchester Ancoats, Manchester Didbury Ashton under Lyne and Oldham. There are a further two new Travelodge hotel openings scheduled for later this year within the Greater Manchester region which include Bury (November) and Manchester Airport (December). Both hotels can be booked from now.

**Recent research conducted by Travelodge revealed annually UK companies are wasting over �1.3 billion on unnecessary and extravagant business trips. 84% of UK employees take over 14 million overnight domestic business trips each year. 38% of businesses regularly stay in extortionately priced 4 or 5 star hotels. Whilst 11% of UK businesses spend less than �50 per night on accommodation and only 18% will stay in budget accommodation.

Booking budget accommodation would certainly address the issue of excessive spending. If companies were to book Travelodge�s �26 a night rooms, the saving among UK businesses would exceed �900 million.

According to Guy Parsons, Sales and Marketing Director for Travelodge, �The UK economy shouldn�t have to take such an unbelievable financial hit. Businesses need to set smart spend guidelines to tell their employees that booking an outrageously priced 4 or 5 star hotel just isn�t necessary, particularly when all that�s needed is a bed for the night. Let�s face it; all hotel rooms are the same with the lights off. We Brits are typically cautious with our personal finances and we should apply that same mentality to our spend at work.�

All Travelodge hotels offer a choice of either a double, family or disabled room, each offering a comfortable setting with en-suite bathroom, luxury king size bed, colour TV with in-room entertainment which offers pay on demand movies, telephone and Internet services and free tea and coffee making facilities. On site car parking is provided at most Manchester hotel sites.

All hotels offer a breakfast bag service, which can be delivered to your door between 5am to 7am. The Breakfast bag contains a selection of goodies for �4.45. At hotels with a Bar Caf� a full English breakfast menu is available -eat as much as you like at �6.50 per head. A full range of drinks, tasty snacks and evening meals are available from the Bar Caf�.

Travelodge has invested heavily within the Greater Manchester region this year with the opening of five new hotels. A, �2 million refurbishment at Manchester Central Travelodge, which includes a new Bar Caf�, reception area and bedroom decoration. Within the new developments Travelodge is opening a 201-bedroom hotel at Manchester airport in December 2005.

Please find attached an image of Manchester Ancoates Travelodge and bedroom image. End For further information, please contact: Shakila Ahmed PR & Communications Manager Direct Line: 0121 521 6638 Mobile: 07802 702 499 Email: Shakila.ahmed@traveldoge.co.uk

Notes to Editor:

*The latest BDRC British Hotel Guest Survey (February 2005) named Travelodge as the joint number one hotel brand in the UK* and the number one budget brand. Travelodge was also named as �The Most Improved Budget Brand�.

** Research was conducted by YOUGOV on behalf of Travelodge in July 2005. 739 UK businesses were interviewed.

** Financial breakdown: UK employees spend 14 million nights away on domestic business trips every year according to Mintel. (Average spend on a room in 2004 was �93 according to the Barclaycard Business Travel Survey, April 2005) 14,000,000 x 93 = 1,302,000,000

The cost of the same number of nights� away using Travelodge �26 rooms = �364,000,000 - The wastage (1,302,000,000 � 364,000,000) = �938,000,000

*** Source: Mintel The �45 room rate can be modified or cancelled free of charge up to 1200 noon on day of arrival. The �26 room rate is available online and is strictly on a first come basics

Travelodge was the first budget hotel brand to launch in the UK in 1985 and this year celebrates its 20th anniversary. Over six million people stay with Travelodge every year. Travelodge has currently 274 locations throughout the UK. These are conveniently located in most major UK cities.