Travelodge targeting site in Tilbury for new branch

Travelodge is hoping to build a new hotel in Tilbury.

The budget chain has chosen the town as one of ten key cruise port destinations they are looking at for a new site.

Travelodge currently operates two hotels within the area.

The other nine cruise port locations include: Glasgow, Harwich, Edinburgh, Greenock, Liverpool, Hull, Newcastle, Southampton, Poole and Portsmouth.

Tony O’Brien, Travelodge Property Director said: “The cruise boom is still underway and predicted to grow from strength to strength therefore we are getting on board now and looking for ten new hotel sites at UK’s growing Ports, which includes Tilbury.

“This overall expansion represents an investment of £60 million for third party investors and will create around 300 new jobs. With more Britons taking to the waves, our Port based hotels are benefiting from holidaymakers stopping over before embarking and returning from their voyage.”