Travelodge, one of the UK’s largest hotel brands is today launching a recruitment drive, offering 500 jobs across the UK and an opportunity to create a career in one of the UK’s most successful and growing industries.

The UK hospitality sector is the third largest employer and one of the main revenue generating industries in this country. It is also one of the very few industries that enables entry level candidates to climb the career ladder into a top management position. One of the industry’s giant brands, Travelodge, is renowned for investing and developing in its people via its dedicated in-house management training programme called Aspire. This programme has helped thousands of entry level staff members climb the career ladder into management.

Travelodge operates 597 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain and employs over 10,000 colleagues and is currently looking to fill 500 positions across the UK. This includes 470 roles in Travelodge hotels across the length and breadth of the UK and 30 jobs in the group’s headquarters in Thame, Oxfordshire.

There has never been a better opportunity than now to start a career in hospitality and Travelodge welcomes everyone regardless of age, experience and background.

If you are a parent thinking of starting a job or career when the schools reopen in September, Travelodge can help as it is dedicated to supporting parents by offering jobs close to home, hours that match the school run, benefits that suit families and a path into management. The Travelodge parents programme makes it easier for mums and dads to work around the school run and climb the career ladder whilst raising their family.

If you have just completed your A-levels or graduated from University and are searching for a career path, then Travelodge can help you kick start your career and climb the career ladder into management.

The opportunities are endless at Travelodge; you just need the passion and drive to succeed. The 470 positions across Travelodge UK hotels include the following roles:

  • Hotel Manager
  • Assistant Hotel Manager
  • Bar Café Team Member
  • Reception Team Member
  • Housekeeping Supervisor
  • Housekeeping Team Member

There are also 30 roles available at Travelodge’s head office in Thame, Oxfordshire, Positions vary from administration to management roles in the following functions: Customer Services, Finance, IT, Marketing, Property, Revenue, Sales and UK Operations.

Travelodge is also recruiting for six full-time Maintenance Engineers to join its field team*.

Hannah Thomson, Chief People Officer at Travelodge, said: “There has never been a better time than now to join Travelodge, one of the UK’s leading names in hospitality. We are dedicated to supporting our colleagues so that they can learn more, earn more and belong. We are currently looking to fill 500 jobs with a career opportunity across the UK and we are looking for enthusiastic individuals that have a passion, determination and desire to deliver excellent customer service to join our team."

“Working in the hotel industry is fun and exciting, and opens the door to a world of opportunities. The sheer variety of available roles within Travelodge enables us to welcome jobseekers of all types, from those wishing to start a career in hospitality to students, graduates and those looking to make a career change. Furthermore, our Parents’ Programme makes it easier for mums and dads to work around the school run and climb the career ladder whilst raising their family."

“With a comprehensive training and development programme in place for all new starters, we look forward to welcoming many new colleagues to the team in the coming weeks.”

To find out more about these jobs and careers at Travelodge, please visit: https://www.travelodge.co.uk/careers/.

Travelodge employee benefits include:

  • 50% off UK Travelodge hotel rooms and food and non-alcoholic drinks in the Bar Café
  • Room discounts for family and friends
  • Work anniversary complimentary booking voucher
  • Pension scheme with employer contributions
  • Discounts at a range of retailers
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Life Assurance
  • Discounts on Sleepeezee beds and mattresses

For further information on Travelodge employee benefits, click here.

Travelodge Parents’ Programme

To help mums and dads work around the school run so that they can raise their family and have a job that allows them to develop a career when the time is right for them, Travelodge operates a dedicated ‘Parents’ Programme’. Benefits include the offer of close-to-home work locations, staff discounts, a pension scheme, a work buddy, full training and flexible working hours. For further information, visit https://www.travelodge.co.uk/careers/working-parents/

*Maintenance

Travelodge is the only UK budget hotel chain to have a dedicated in-house maintenance team. Each Engineer is given their own network of hotels to service, and will receive a branded, fully-equipped vehicle to enable them to travel across their network, as well as a comprehensive personal package including a branded uniform and high-quality tools.

About Travelodge

Founded in 1985, Travelodge is Britain's very first budget hotel chain and today is one of the largest budget hotel chains in the UK, with a portfolio of over 600 hotels and over 46,000 bedrooms across the UK, Ireland and Spain.

In Spain, Travelodge has an established profitable presence and as of April 2024, its portfolio doubled to 12 hotels, having recently acquired a further six properties. Travelodge has ambitious growth plans within this market and has identified the top 20 key locations where it would like to open additional hotels in Spain.

Welcoming over 22 million guests annually across the UK, Ireland and Spain, the majority of Travelodge hotels are located in major cities, towns and holiday hotspots as well as by airports and key business hubs. With 90% of its hotels rated 4* or above on

TripAdvisor, Travelodge is proud to offer guests across its diverse customer base a good value experience – whether they are travelling for business or leisure. In 2023, approximately 50% of rooms were sold for less than £60.

Whether out celebrating a birthday, going to a concert or sporting event, visiting friends and family, taking a business trip, working away from home, or taking a short break, we help people to go and do their thing by Being the Brilliant Base.

Travelodge continues to invest in its ongoing hotel refit programme which is expected to see 50% of the Travelodge room estate upgraded to its new design by the end of 2024. The brand is also continually evolving its quality offering to deliver a better experience for its diverse mix of business and leisure guests such as its new look Bar Cafe design, 85 Bar Café, which has been rolled out to selected UK hotels as part of the refit programme.

Travelodge is focussing on its environmental and social impact, with sustainability integral to its business strategy. It's Better Future sustainability plan aims to build a more sustainable future for its customers, colleagues and the planet, and it is underpinned by three core pillars: Inclusive – ensuring we are accessible, inclusive and well-priced to our customers and colleagues; Caring – creating a caring and healthy environment for our colleagues and customers and ensuring their wellbeing; and Conscious – Travelodge is conscious of its impact on the planet, taking into account the waste it produces, the energy and other resources it consumes and the carbon emissions it generates.

For further information visit travelodge.co.uk or the Travelodge Hotels Limited LinkedIn page.

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