Travelodge wants to create 400 jobs in the North East by opening 16 new hotels.
Across the country the group says it is looking for more than 140 new hotel sites which could lead to over £3 billion of investment and create thousands of jobs.
The company wants to open 127 new hotels in London, creating 6,000 jobs, and 16 in the North East, leading to 400 jobs.
The announcement was made as Travelodge officially opened its first new-build “budget luxe” hotels at London Docklands and in Hexham.
