Travelodge announces Recruitment Drive to fill 28 positions across Wales

Want a career change or start a new career?

Travelodge is offering 28 roles across Wales

·      These positions are ideal for parents who are looking for a job designed around the school run

·      A-level students and University graduates looking to start a successful career

·      Individuals looking at options to rethink, reskill and reboot their career     

Travelodge, one of the UK’s largest hotel brands, is today launching a recruitment drive, offering 500 jobs across the UK which includes 28 roles across the group’s 26 Wales based hotels. These roles are 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 595 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 170 roles in Travelodge hotels in the Capital 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 28 positions across Travelodge’s hotels in Wales include the following roles:

·        Hotel Manager

·        Hotel Team Member

·        Kitchen and Bar Café Team Member

·        Reception Team Member

·        Part-time Reception Team Member

·        Night Reception Team Member

·        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 this includes 28 roles in our 26 London based hotels.  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/.