Travelodge launches summer sizzler sale

Due to the credit crunch, the strength of the Euro and soaring air fares, over 30% of Brits have cancelled their foreign holiday this summer and for many more Britons the prospect of taking a summer break is out of the question, according to a new holiday index by Travelodge.

The poll of 2000 adults also found 38% of Britons simply cannot afford to take a break this summer due to additional living costs. Meanwhile 30% of adults will make drastic cut backs in their grocery shopping so that they can afford to get away this summer. Fifty eight per cent of respondents felt with a looming recession a holiday is going to be another luxury they just cannot afford.

In response to these findings and to ensure British holidaymakers do not lose out on their summer break, Travelodge has launched a summer campaign, offering 50,000 rooms for £19 / £29 across the UK (stay by 7th September 2008) which includes seaside, coastal and popular holiday destinations. In addition Travelodge has partnered up with leading British holiday brands such as National Express Coaches, Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Sea Life to offer customers additional savings on travel, attractions and refreshments. - see below for details of all these great offers.

As part of its summer campaign Travelodge is also launching a 'Save our Seaside' appeal to highlight the UK needs to pull together to revive some of our struggling coastal towns in a bid to save the great British seaside. They are struggling due to a lack of investment, high unemployment and British holidaymakers desire to travel abroad. To launch the campaign, Travelodge will spend £150 million by opening 55 new hotels in costal locations across the UK, which will create 1000 new jobs. But it needs the nations help too!

You can add your support by supplying your name and email address as well as pledging how many additional nights you are willing to stay at a UK seaside location in 2009 to saveourseaside@travelodge.co.uk. For more information, visit travelodge.co.uk – ‘Save our Seaside’ section.

The Travelodge summer offers include:

50,000 Travelodge rooms across the UK for £19 & £29 book at travelodge.co.uk

National Express coaches - 10% off on coach travel to selected seaside locations

Blackpool pleasure beach - £5.00 off entry fee and two for one offer on all shows

Sea Life – 2 for 1 offer for all outlets throughout the UK

Crealy Park – Free lunch for the family

Grand Pier, Weston Super Mere – 2 for 1 on a variety of refreshments

Wookey Hole – 20% off entry price

Komedia Brighton – Discounted entry

For more information on these offers, visit traveloge.co.uk and go to the ‘Save our Seaside’ section. Also Travelodge has developed the ‘See Britain The Free Way’ guide which highlights all of the free places you can visit across the UK for free - Ideal for keeping the kids entertained over the holidays. (Free to download from travelodge.co.uk – under the ‘What’s New’ section).