One of the UK’s largest hotel chains announced its plans for expansion into two Buckinghamshire towns.

Travelodge announced it was looking to open 127 new hotel sites across London and nearby, including in Amersham and Chesham.

Currently Travelodge has eight hotels in the county, and it recently opened its first luxury- style hotel at London Docklands with views across Canary Wharf and River Thames.

Steve Bennett, Travelodge Chief Property and Development Officer said: “We are delighted to have boosted our hotel network to 595 Travelodges by opening five new hotels so far this year. This includes our first new-build premium look and feel budget luxe hotel at London Docklands. London remains a key growth area for us as the Capital is growing at pace, attracting millions of visitors from all corners of the UK.

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“However with more Britons choosing to stay in a budget hotel than any other hotel type there is a shortage of good quality and low cost accommodation across London. 

“To help fill this growing gap, we are actively looking to expand our London hotel network with a further 127 hotel sites. This expansion could represent an investment of over £3 billion for third party investors and create around 6,000 new jobs.”