Travelodge sorry for 'Free Palestine' greeting on room TV

Travelodge sorry for 'Free Palestine' greeting on room TV14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleEwan SomervilleLondonShomrim/XThe message appeared as a pop-up window on the TV, in a video posted online by the charity ShomrimTravelodge has apologised to a Jewish guest after a "Free Palestine" welcome greeting was displayed on his hotel room TV. The guest took a video, shared online by Jewish safety charity Shomrim, showing the message pop up when the TV was turned on at London Manor House Travelodge in north London earlier this month.The hotel chain launched an investigation which has been unable to find anyone responsible for inputting the message, but is now planning to roll out antisemitism training for staff in response.Travelodge told the BBC its chief executive Jo Boydell "has spoken with the guest to express our apologies for their experience".The guest, reported by Jewish News to be "visibly Orthodox Jewish" 24-year-old Sruly Fogel from New York, said he had been visiting the UK for a wedding and the incident left him "really uncomfortable". Fogel said the message appeared when turning on the TV, and alleged that a member of staff appeared hostile towards him on check-in. London Manor House Travelodge is situated in Finsbury Park, a mile away from Stamford Hill, the largest strictly Orthodox Jewish community in Europe.Travelodge reported the incident to the police and checked all rooms in the Manor House hotel and other hotels across the country, finding the "Free Palestine" message only appeared in the Jewish guest's room. The BBC understands Travelodge's investigation analysed activity logs for the TV, room swipe data, CCTV and interviewed staff members as well as the occupant of the room.It has not been established whether the greeting had been installed for previous occupants of the room too, but Travelodge initially described it as an "antisemitic message".Bloomberg...