TRAVELODGE HOTELES ESPAÑA

What TRAVELODGE HOTELES ESPAÑA does

Travelodge Hoteles España operates the Spanish arm of the British Travelodge budget hotel chain, currently running 13 properties across seven cities (Madrid ×4, Barcelona ×4, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Málaga) with a fourteenth hotel in Bilbao Sestao announced for April 2026. The company positions itself in the value-for-money tier, offering three rate plans — Flexible (free cancellation until noon the day prior), Saver/Non-refundable (prepaid, no cancellation), and Early Bird (advance-purchase discount) — and supplements room revenue with a buffet breakfast, on-site bar/café, pet-friendly surcharges, early check-in (€10), and structured group bookings for 10+ rooms.

The commercial technology stack is lean and outsourced: the direct booking engine runs on booking-channel.com operated by Hotusa, payments are processed via Stripe under SSL encryption, and the analytics layer combines Google Analytics, Hotjar, and New Relic with The Hotels Network for booking conversion and revenue management. Distribution runs through the proprietary website (travelodge.es) with a best-rate guarantee, supplemented by a B2B corporate account programme for travellers staying more than 10 nights per year, third-party OTAs, and a partnerships ecosystem (Civitatis for tours, Lafourchette/El Tenedor for dining, Tripadvisor for reviews).

The business model is straightforward hospitality: per-room revenue from transient leisure travellers (the primary segment), incremental business from corporate accounts and group bookings, and ancillary spend on F&B and pet fees. The Spanish entity is private, has no disclosed funding, parents or subsidiaries, and operates with a 50-employee corporate structure consistent with an asset-light management/franchise overlay on top of the underlying hotel real estate.

Name

TRAVELODGE HOTELES ESPAÑA

Website

https://travelodge.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Travelodge Hoteles España operates 13 budget hotels across seven Spanish cities under the British Travelodge brand, serving leisure, corporate, and group travellers with tiered rates and ancillary F&B.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Budget Hotel Accommodation

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAGABAM

Budget Hotel Chains & Franchises

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Limited-Service & Budget Hotels

SECONDARYTHAGABAB

Budget Limited-Service Hotels

Travel & Hospitality/Lodging & Accommodation/Limited-Service & Budget Hotels

Keywords

• Budget hotel accommodation
• Hotel room booking
• Corporate travel lodging
• Leisure hotel stays
• Group hotel reservations

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Hotel room bookings: Core revenue from transient leisure and business travellers renting hotel rooms across 13 Spanish properties, booked via direct website, OTAs, and corporate account channels. Three rate plans are offered: Flexible (free cancellation until noon day prior), Saver/Non-refundable (prepaid, no cancellation), and Early Bird (discounted rate with 5-day cancellation window). Revenue is recognized at check-in for flexible rates and at time of booking for non-refundable rates.
2. Ancillary services: Breakfast buffet, bar/café, and pet-friendly surcharges generate incremental per-transaction revenue on top of room bookings.
3. Group bookings: Groups of 10 or more rooms are processed via a dedicated form with tiered pricing and deposit/payment milestones (10% to confirm, 40% at 45 days, 100% at 15 days prior to arrival).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Travelodge Hoteles España operates 13 budget hotel properties across 7 Spanish cities (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Málaga, and Bilbao), providing affordable hotel room accommodation for leisure and business travellers. The company offers three core rate plans (Flexible, Saver/Non-Refundable, Early Bird), a corporate account program for frequent business travellers, and ancillary services including buffet breakfast, bar/café, pet-friendly rooms, and accessibility-adapted facilities.

Product overview

Travelodge Hotels Spain is a British hotel chain operating 13 budget hotels across Spain in Madrid (4 hotels), Barcelona (4 hotels), Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, Málaga, and Bilbao (opening April 2026). The company offers a unified hotel accommodation product with multiple pricing tiers (Flexible Rate, Non-Refundable Rate, Early Bird Rate) and supplementary services including buffet breakfast, bar café, pet-friendly rooms, accessible hotels for reduced mobility guests, group bookings for 10+ rooms, and corporate accounts. The brand positions itself as a value-for-money hotel chain with over 40 years of experience and more than 600 hotels globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hotel Room Accommodation (Flexible Rate) Hotel room accommodation at any of 13 Travelodge hotels in Spain, bookable under the Flexible Rate plan allowing modification and free cancellation until 12:00 pm on the day before arrival, with payment made directly at the hotel. Targets leisure and business travellers seeking refundable booking options.
• Hotel Room Accommodation (Saver / Non-Refundable Rate) Discounted advance-purchase hotel room rate with free cancellation up to 15 days before arrival; after that a 100% penalty applies. Not modifiable. Charged immediately at time of booking. Targets budget-conscious travellers who can commit to fixed dates.
• Hotel Room Accommodation (Early Bird Rate) Deeply discounted advance-purchase rate allowing modification or cancellation up to 5 days before arrival; after that, the first night is charged. Targets travellers booking well in advance.
• Exclusive Corporate Account Program
• Group Bookings (10+ rooms)
• Buffet Breakfast
• Bar Café
• Pet-Friendly Accommodation
• Accessible Hotels (Adapted Rooms)
• Travelodge Experiences

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ibis Budget (Accor): Ibis Budget is Accor's economy hotel brand with widespread presence across Spain, directly competing in the same limited-service budget segment. Similar target customers, similar functional offering, and similar location strategy near transport hubs and city centres.
• easyHotel: easyHotel operates ultra-budget hotel rooms in European city centres, with locations in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid). Comparable business model focusing on essential, low-cost accommodation with limited service and strong location strategy.
• B&B Hotels: B&B Hotels is a European budget hotel chain with a significant Spanish footprint offering similar value-for-money accommodation in major Spanish cities. Direct competitor to Travelodge Spain with comparable target customers (budget-conscious leisure and business travellers), pricing structure, and limited-service model.

Broad incumbents

• Leonardo Hotels: Leonardo Hotels is a European hotel group operating value-to-mid-scale hotels across European cities. While not as budget-focused as Travelodge, it competes for similar urban business and leisure travellers in some Spanish markets and shares a comparable chain-brand positioning.
• Catalonia Hotels & Resorts: Catalonia Hotels & Resorts is a major Spanish hotel group operating across multiple segments including city-centre hotels in Madrid and Barcelona. Competes with Travelodge Spain for urban leisure and business travellers, though typically at a higher service and price tier.
• NH Hotels: NH Hotels is a major Spanish-headquartered hotel chain operating mid-scale and select-service hotels across Spain and globally. While positioned at a higher price point than Travelodge, it competes for overlapping business and leisure travellers in the same Spanish cities and convention-oriented locations.
• Room Mate Hotels: Room Mate Hotels is a Spanish design-focused hotel chain operating in Madrid, Barcelona, and other Spanish cities. While positioned more as boutique/lifestyle, it competes for similar urban leisure travellers seeking centrally-located accommodation in the same cities as Travelodge Spain.

Emerging players

• Zleep Hotels: Zleep Hotels is a Scandinavian budget hotel brand that has expanded into European markets with limited-service hotels. Operates in a similar low-cost, value-focused segment targeting budget-conscious travellers and could expand into Spain as a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Senator Hotels & Resorts: Senator Hotels is a Spanish hotel chain with strong presence in southern and eastern Spain (including Murcia and Málaga). Competes for budget and mid-scale leisure travellers in overlapping Spanish markets with Travelodge's Málaga and Murcia properties.

Others

• Hotusa Hotels: Hotusa Hotels is a Spanish hotel consortium and distribution platform that actually powers Travelodge Spain's booking infrastructure (booking-channel.com). As the technology and distribution partner, Hotusa is an ecosystem participant enabling Travelodge Spain's direct-booking operations and offers comparable distribution services to other Spanish hotels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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