Travelodge has announced it is to open six hotels before the end of 2020 representing investment value of £45 million and the creation of 135 new hospitality jobs. The new hotel openings by Travelodge will increase company’s portfolio to 595 hotels in the UK, Ireland and Spain. The new hotel locations will be in Chippenham, Edinburgh, London Dagenham & Beckton, Rochester and Sittingbourne.
The six Travelodge hotels opening over the next 12 weeks includes one Travelodge Plus hotel, two hotels featuring SuperRooms, three new towns getting their first Travelodge and four hotels with an on-site restaurant called the Bar Café.
Chippenham Travelodge
This is the company’s third hotel in Chippenham and this opening also marks Travelodge becoming the town’s largest budget hotelier. The hotel is located in the town centre close to the railway station.
Rochester Travelodge
This is the company’s first hotel in Rochester and the new Travelodge is located in the town centre by the railway station and a few minute walk to Rochester cathedral and castle.
London – Dagenham & Beckton Travelodge hotels
Travelodge is opening two hotels in London in the lead up to Christmas; these two additions will boost the company’s portfolio in the Capital to 77.
The new Dagenham Travelodge is the company’s second hotel in the area; it opened its first Dagenham hotel in 2018.
Travelodge is also opening its first hotel in Beckton which will feature SuperRooms – the company’s ‘premium economy’ room-type, featuring coffee machines, irons and ironing boards, USB power outlets and a more comfortable desk and desk chair and a mini-chiller cabinet.