Travelodge Hotels is an Australian-owned brand of hotels. As at 16 February 2018, Travelodge has 18 hotels and 3,030 rooms across Australia and New Zealand
Travelodge Hotels is under separate management to the
Travelodge
Travelodge (formerly TraveLodge) refers to several hotel chains around the world. Current operations include: the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and several countries in Asia. However, many of t ...
chains of the
United Kingdom
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and
United States
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.
History
In 2005, the Toga Group entered into a long-term agreement to manage Travelodge Hotels in Australia and New Zealand.
In 2005, JF Meridian Trust expanded its operational and capital base by raising A$126.9 million, part of which would go to buy a half stake in the Travelodge Hotel chain with the joint deal involving
NRMA
NRMA (formerly National Roads and Motorists' Association) is an Australian organisation offering roadside assistance, advocacy for motorists and road-users, motoring advice, car servicing, International Driving Permits, travel and other services ...
as co-owner and the Toga Group as manager of the chain.
JF Meridian Trust was later absorbed into
Mirvac
Mirvac is an Australian property group with operations across property investment, development, and retail services. This entity now broadens their clientele and shareholder return on investment by venturing across multiple development sectors, ...
, growing its initial 8 hotels to 13 properties.
In 2014, rights to the hotel brand in 22 markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region were acquired by Singaporean company ICP. This excluded Australia and New Zealand where Mirvac and NRMA retained brand rights.
The Toga Group has since formed a joint venture with Far East Hospitality to create TFE Hotels (Toga Far East Hotels), which operate the
Adina Apartment Hotels, Medina Serviced Apartments, Rendezvous Hotels, Vibe Hotels, TFE Hotels Collection and Travelodge Hotels brands across Australia and New Zealand. In 2021, 11 hotels in the Travelodge Australia portfolio was purchased by Salter Brothers.
Salter Brothers buys Travelodge portfolio for record $620m
''Australian Financial Review'' 23 July 2021
Locations
Travelodge Hotels are located across the largest cities in Australia and New Zealand including Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
, Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to:
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*Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...
, Darwin, Hobart
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and Wellington
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with 17 properties in total. The newest hotel is Travelodge Hotel Wynyard Quarter, Auckland
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, which will open in October 2020 followed by Travelodge Hotel Hurstville
Hurstville is a suburb in Southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is 16 kilometres south of the Sydney CBD and is part of the St George area. Hurstville is the administrative centre of the local government area of the Georges Riv ...
in 2021.
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External links
TFE Hotels - Travelodge AustraliaTravelodge Hotels Australia
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Companies based in Sydney
Hotel chains in Australia
Hotels in New Zealand