Oxfordshire: Travelodge opens second Oxford hotel
On February 8, the lord mayor of Oxford, councillor Rae Humberstone, and the warden of Keble College, Sir Jonathan Phillips, joined Peter Gowers, Travelodge chief executive and Jo Boydell, Travelodge chief financial officer to open formally the Oxford Abingdon Road Travelodge.
The company’s 524th hotel is a purpose-built, 83-room property which represents an investment value of £6.5 million and has created 23 new jobs. The hotel features contemporary design and a Bar Café. Adjacent to the city’s Redbridge Park-and-Ride site, it is ideally located to serve both the city centre and its growing technology parks.
Gowers announced at the opening that the company is seeking to double its presence in Oxfordshire, with plans to open or secure further sites in key locations including Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, Witney, Banbury and Henley-on-Thames.
This proposed Oxfordshire expansion programme is expected to represent a total investment value of £40m and to create 175 new jobs, offering a £10m boost to the local economy.
The Oxford Abingdon Road Travelodge is managed by Dion Webster who lives in Wantage and who joined Travelodge after a 20-year career with the NHS, managing an emergency-services call centre.
