Travelodge interested in opening a hotel in Galashiels

Bosses at the company say they are searching for 21 new sites across Scotland and are hoping to become the town's first branded hotel.

The announcement was made today (Wednesday) at the opening of the new Peterhead hotel. 

The group is looking at a range of sites in a project which could create around 400 new jobs.

As well as Galashiels, the chain is looking at opening hotels in Ardrossan, Aviemore, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Loch Lomond, Montrose, Oban and Pitlochry.

Craig Bonnar, Travelodge’s chief operating officer, told us: "The value hotel market continues to go from strength to strength in Scotland, boosted by ever more cost-conscious businesses looking to reduce travel costs and the growth in independent leisure travel. 

"To meet this growing demand, we have started the search to find 21 suitable sites across Scotland, where we can build a new Travelodge hotel.

"This includes Galashiels, which is particularly exciting as we could make history by being the town’s first branded hotel. 

"This expansion, together with the £7m we have already invested in upgrading all of our hotels in Scotland, will help continue the on-going transformation of Travelodge into a high quality, low cost brand for both business and leisure travellers."