Travelodge review 'emotional read' for security victim
A woman who witnessed a man performing sex acts outside her Travelodge hotel room has criticized the company's security following a review of their procedures. The report follows a series of security failures at the hotel chain, leading to calls for industry-wide improvements.
Why it matters
This highlights systemic failures in hospitality security and the impact of such incidents on guest safety and trauma.
Image caption, Wendy Griffith was staying at a Travelodge when a naked man banged on her door and performed "vile" sex acts in the corridor
A woman who experienced a naked man performing sex acts outside her Travelodge hotel room says a review into the chain's security was an "emotional read".
Wendy Griffith was one of dozens of people who shared their stories after the BBC revealed how a woman woke up to a man sexually assaulting her in her bed at the chain's Maidenhead branch in December 2022 after staff gave him a key card and her room number.
Griffith said she felt "sadness and frustration that women had to go through these experiences" for the review to happen and she wants lessons to be learnt across the industry.
Travelodge said it welcomes the recommendations from the report and changes have been under way since March.
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