Travelodge is to open seven new hotels in the coming weeks, creating 150 jobs
A budget hotel chain is to open seven new hotels in the coming weeks, creating 150 jobs.
Travelodge said it will invest £22 million in the new sites in Newquay, Bournemouth, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Norwich, Macclesfield and Farnborough, Hampshire, adding a total of 575 rooms.
All the new staff will be hired from among local unemployed people, the firm said.
Chief executive Grant Hearn said: "Despite a tough year for the hotel market, we have continued to grow and offer opportunities nationwide.
"Our success in recruiting from the long-term unemployed is something that we are particularly proud of and are committed to continuing."
