United Kingdom
United States
Asia Pacific
Hotel chain opens new Cambridge property
Travelodge has marked 25 years in Cambridge with the opening of its largest hotel in the city.
The new £18m Cambridge Newmarket Road Travelodge has 219 rooms, creating 30 new jobs.
The five-storey hotel has been built on the site of the former Greene King Brewery and reaffirms Travelodge’s position as the biggest hotel chain in the city, with 604 rooms.
It is the first Travelodge hotel in the city to feature the brand new Travelodge room design, which has been designed by Travelodge customers, and includes the luxury Travelodge Dreamer bed.
To mark the occasion, Travelodge is offering a free one-night stay in any of its UK hotels to anyone called George Cambridge.
The opening means that Travelodge has invested nearly £40 million into the area since opening its first hotel in 1988, and now employs more than 150 people.
To coincide with the opening of the new hotel, Travelodge also signalled its intention to continue investing in Cambridge, through a major refurbishment of its five other Cambridge hotels.
The programme is set to start in October, beginning with the £270,000 refurbishment of the 71-room Cambridge Fourwentways Travelodge.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
Kittipong Prapattong’s Plan for Thailand’s Tourism Growth: Taxes, Visas, and Campaigns
James Jin: Didatravel’s Journey from China to Global Reach and the Impact of AI on Travel
Darien Schaefer on Pensacola’s Evolution: From Small Town to Global Destination
Florida Tourism’s Next Frontier: Dana Young on Expanding Beyond the Classics
Patrick Harrison on Tampa Bay Tourism’s Resilience and Marketing Strategy
Bubba O’Keefe on Clarksdale’s Vibrant Music Scene
Commemorating Elvis and Embracing Tupelo’s Culture with Jennie Bradford Curlee
Craig Ray and the Expansion of the Blues Trail
Presenting Mississippi’s Cultural Trails with Katie Coats
Robert Terrell: A Journey Through BB King’s Influence
Rochelle Hicks: Celebrating Mississippi’s Musical Legacy
Exploring Jacksonville with Katie Mitura: The Flip Side of Florida
Scammed passenger goes on airport rampage
Boy falls to death on cruise ship
Turkish Airlines flight in emergency landing after pilot dies
Unexpected wave rocks cruise ship
Woman dies after going overboard in English Channel