Couple woke to find shirtless intruder in Travelodge room
A couple staying at a Travelodge in Dundee were startled when a stranger entered their room due to a hotel staff error in issuing a key card. This incident follows several other reports of security failures at the hotel chain, prompting further investigation into their room access policies.
Why it matters
The recurring nature of these security breaches raises significant concerns regarding guest safety and operational standards in the hospitality industry.
Image caption, Harry Grieve and Kim Hutchison said their experience had been worrying
A couple woke to find a shirtless man in their hotel bedroom after he was mistakenly given a key card to their door, BBC Scotland News has learned.
Kim Hutchison, 60, and Harry Grieve, 57, from Buckie, Moray, were staying in a Travelodge in Dundee when the early morning incident happened last month.
Hutchison said she was "petrified" before the man - wearing just shorts - left after about a minute of arguing over who was actually in the wrong room.
Travelodge apologised to the couple and said room access security policies were not correctly followed. It is the latest in a series of similar incidents at Travelodge hotels reported to the BBC.
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