Budget hotel chain Travelodge is on the look-out for 140 new staff following its recent acquisition of 52 Innkeeper’s Lodges.

Travelodge is now recruiting for 40 hotel managers and 100 entry level staff, such as receptionists, guest room cleaners and night porters.

All successful candidates will undertake a comprehensive four-week training programme including training on sleep matters and new noise abatement policies.

Travelodge has also launched two initiatives to help its staff progress within the company.

The Fast Track to Management Programme is a 12-week programme that fast tracks staff to hotel management. The programme is available to all employees regardless of current position or length of service. To date over 230 staff have been promoted to a management position via this method.

The Travelodge Foundation Degree in Hospitality Budget Hotel and Retail Management is the UK’s first foundation degree in this area of hospitality and was created to service the needs of the budget hotel sector as it trebles in size over the next two decades.

Launched in partnership with Westminster Kingsway College, the two-year course focuses on teaching the theory and practice behind low cost and retail business models that aim to deliver profit through operating effectively and efficiently.