Of these roles, 110 jobs are being created through the opening of five new Travelodge hotels between now and the end of the year: in Manchester, Southport, Crawley, London Walthamstow and Chertsey.
The recruitment drive for these new hotels has started today and includes Receptionist, Housekeeper, Guest Room Cleaner and Bar Café roles.
On top of these positions, Travelodge is also looking for 20 Hotel Managers and Assistant Hotel Managers to manage hotels across England, Scotland and Wales. These include positions in some of the company’s biggest and busiest hotels, such as Bristol and Bath.
The remaining 20 jobs are for positions at Travelodge’s head office in Thame, Oxfordshire, in: IT, Customer Services, Finance and Public Relations.
Jon Hendry Pickup, Chief Operating Officer for Travelodge said: “For anyone who is committed to delivering a first class customer experience, we could well have the perfect career through one of these 150 jobs.
“At Travelodge we are totally committed to developing our people, and we offer a range of further education and training opportunities across the business. Our bespoke in-house management programme offers a direct route into management, and to date nearly 500 Travelodge employees have graduated into a management position this way. With Travelodge you don’t just get a job, but a long-term career within a growing company that’s part of a dynamic industry.”
As part of their induction training, new staff members undertake a comprehensive four week training programme at a nearby Travelodge hotel. They also attend a sleep seminar to ensure they are fully equipped to ensure their customers get a good night’s sleep.
For a career at Travelodge, please contact your local Job Centre Plus or pop into your local hotel and pick up an application form.
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About Travelodge
Travelodge recruits entry level staff for new hotels in partnership with the Job Centre Plus scheme – a pioneering programme that focuses on getting local long-term unemployed people into work. In the past 12 months, the company has employed more than 200 people who were previously long-term unemployed.
The first budget hotel brand to launch in the UK in 1985, Travelodge now operates over 500 hotels and 37,000 rooms across the UK, Ireland and Spain. More than 16.5 million people stayed with Travelodge last year and 90% of reservations are currently made online.
The company has recently benefitted from a £223 million brand investment, which includes a £57m refurbishment programme across its estate and a brand new room concept created by Travelodge customers.