Travelodge to open 300 new hotels in UK: budget travel giant launches huge expansion - see full list

Travelodge is set to open 300 new hotels across the UK in a huge expansion for the budget accommodation giant. The plans will bring its total catalogue of hotels to around 900 sites across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The affordable hotel chain said it had written to 220 local authorities proposing a joint development partnership that it said would boost regeneration in their towns and cities. The letter includes a direct call to action on how Travelodge can support councils it doesn’t currently work with to “collectively support Britain’s recovery” from the pandemic.

For more than 120 towns such as Ripon, Lichfield and Cromer, it could be an opportunity to have their first branded hotel - “revolutionising” its local economy, Travelodge said. The expansion programme could also represent an investment of around £3 billion for third party investors and create over 9,000 jobs across the UK.

In 2022, Travelodge opened six new hotels, three of which came off the back of local authority partnerships with two hotels located in London at Docklands and Wimbledon and the third hotel situated in Braintree. The group is also currently on site with construction of two further Travelodge hotels being delivered in direct partnership with local authorities in Rotherham and Colchester.

The Rotherham Travelodge is the group’s first hotel in Rotherham and it is also the first branded hotel in the town centre. For Colchester, it is the group’s second Travelodge hotel.

Steve Bennett, Travelodge’s chief property and development officer, said: “In the current climate, local authorities are under extreme pressure to invest in their economy and support regeneration projects. This is why we are today writing to 220 local authorities to offer our support, as we can make a real difference.