You’re hired! Travelodge looks for dozens of new apprentices
Travelodge has confirmed it will hire 80 new apprentices to join its existing apprenticeship programme this year.
Its JuMP (Junior Management Programme) was launched in 2011 and is the first of its kind for a UK budget hotel chain.
It offers candidates with A-level qualifications a fast-track route to management as an alternative to gaining a university qualification.
The two-year programme gives apprentices the opportunity to become managers by the age of 21.
JuMP recruitment will start in the spring, with locations for apprentices in several cities including London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Cambridge and Glasgow.
Last year, Travelodge received over 6,000 applications from school leavers for 51 placements.
In addition to the 80 apprentice positions, Travelodge is looking to hire 1,000 new staff members across the country this year.
Of the 1,000 jobs, the majority are located in existing hotels across the UK, as well as new openings which will result in 350 new jobs.
Locations include London, Glasgow, Manchester and Southampton; in new seaside destinations including Southport, Christchurch, Llandudno and Ryde on the Isle of Wight; and in the spa town of Harrogate.
In addition, 20 maintenance roles are being created to help work on the continued roll-out of the chain’s new-look rooms, and 100 positions at Travelodge’s support centre in Thame, Oxfordshire.
Roles there will be in departments such as hotel operations, customer services, IT, finance and revenue.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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