US-based hotel chain Travelodge wants to expand its portfolio in Thailand with a goal of operating 50 hotels by 2020 to cash in on booming tourism. Jonathan Wigley, chief executive of Travelodge Thailand, said the group operates two properties in Thailand, one in Bangkok and the other in central Pattaya. We believe in the longer term our expansion will encompass 50 properties or 10,000 rooms by 2020," Mr Wigley said. The chain used to manage four Travelodge hotels in Thailand during 1989-2000 before ending management contracts because of a change in hotel owners and management deals. Stephen Burt, chairman of Travelodge Asia, said there are nearly 1,000 Travelodge branded hotels worldwide today.

Source: Bangkok Post November 15, 2017 00:22 UTC