Travelodge has unveiled plans to build more than 150 new hotels over the next eight years at the rate of 20 to 25 hotels a year. The first three hotels towards this long-term expansion plan include new properties at London Dagenham, Dover and Peterhead, Aberdeenshire - representing a total investment value of £13million.

Travelodge will be spending nearly £100million in 2015 alone opening 15 new hotels. These include four London locations; cementing Travelodge’s position as the capital’s biggest hotel brand; a new central Glasgow property and key regional locations including the Thames Valley tech corridor, Southampton and Bristol.

Peter Gowers, Travelodge Chief Executive said: “We are well underway with our plans to build new Travelodge. We’re investing more than £100m in modernising our hotels for our customers and we now have 87% of guest rooms upgraded to our new look. In 2015 we are opening 15 new hotels, creating 400 new jobs and extending our network still further.”

Details:  www.travelodge.co.uk