Overview
- The survivor, speaking Monday in TV interviews, called it “quite shocking” that CEO Jo Boydell canceled a planned meeting with MPs after the prime minister said he was “very concerned.”
- Travelodge says its policy now requires a guest’s explicit consent before any extra room key is issued.
- The company has ordered an independent review led by barrister Paul Greaney KC that will examine room‑security procedures and take written input from MPs.
- Two more women reported strangers entering their Travelodge rooms, and the chain says those cases will be examined as part of the review.
- Attacker Kyran Smith was jailed in February for seven and a half years for a 2022 assault enabled by a key issued on deception, a failure now driving calls for stronger, sector‑wide safeguards.