Lost and Found at Travelodge - Vintage comics, supercar keys, hamsters and babies!

A 4ft Stuffed Macaw Parrot, A Baby, Santa’s Grotto, A Vera Wang Wedding Gown, A Mr Blobby Costume and A Rare Toby Jug Make the 2011 Travelodge List Of Bizarre Left Behinds

   

Where would you find a four foot stuffed Macaw parrot, a life size Santa’s Grotto, a Vera Wang wedding gown, a baby, a Mr Blobby costume and a rare Toby jug? Where else but Travelodge’s Lost and Found office!

Today, the UK’s fastest growing budget hotel chain, announces the mysterious objects left behind in its 496 hotels during 2011. With over 13 million people staying with Travelodge each year, other bizarre items left behind include:

• A suitcase of vintage Marvel comics in Leeds
• A mock 3ft tall Olympic torch that lights up in Manchester
• Keys to a Ferrari 458 Italia in London
• A magician’s magic box of tricks in Blackpool
• 100 Duchess of Cambridge masks in London
• A suitcase of designer dog outfits and matching collars in Birmingham
• A watch box containing seven prestigious watches in London
• A Roborovski hamster called Fredrick in Knutsford
• An Urn in Peterborough

Jon Hendry Pickup, Travelodge operations director said; “Each year our lost and found box gets filled with some remarkable items. We have had Ferrari keys, a four foot stuffed Macaw parrot, a rare Toby jug and a life size Santa’s grotto to name just a few. It just goes to show the amazing cross section of people that stay in our hotels.

“Our 2011 report also demonstrates the ever increasing role that technology and gadgets play in our daily lives as we have seen a surge in the number of smart phones, kindles, tablets and other technology being left behind in our rooms”.

The top ten most popular items left behind in Travelodge’s 496 hotels in 2011 are:

Phone / laptop chargers

Pyjamas / clothes

Teddy bears

Toiletry bags with contents

Books

Laptops / iPads / kindles

Satnavs

Mobile phones

Electric toothbrushes

Bags / suitcases

In the last 12 months Travelodge staff has reunited 75,000 forgotten cuddly bears with their owners.

Since January 2011 all items left behind at Travelodge hotels that have not been claimed within three months have been donated to Cancer Research UK charity shops across the UK. Cancer Research UK is one of Travelodge’s nominated charities alongside KidsOut.