This brand investment is part of a £57 million nationwide programme that the company is currently un

I met the Hotel Manager for York Central Travelodge, Vilma Aukstiniene, and her hotel team of 22 staff, to experience first-hand how the tourism industry creates jobs, helps people out of long-term unemployment and creates long term careers both in York and across the UK.
Vilma told me her story of rising through the ranks at Travelodge since she joined the company in 2006.  Like hundreds of other staff members, Kim has successfully climbed the career ladder into a senior management position and today runs the 93-room hotel.  Kim joined delta airline flight tracking the company as a Housekeeper at Leeds Vicar Lane Travelodge and has managed York Central since December last year.
I also met Stuart Laverty, who is going to be enrolled on the company’s fast track to management programme called GEM (Gaining Entry to Management), later this year.  Stuart, 23, is recently out of University, where he studied English delta airline flight tracking and has worked at the hotel for two years.
York Central is one of four hotels that Travelodge operates in York, employing 70 people in total.  The hotel, which is located in the heart of the city centre on Piccadilly opened in 2000 and boosts the local economy by £1.6 million every year.
The hotel is trading very strongly and benefits from a strong base of business customers during the week.  Weekends are always fully booked by leisure customers, due to its location in the heart of the city centre.
Big upcoming events show that the hotel is already almost fully booked for York University’s graduation ceremonies, and the hotel was fully booked for the Yorkshire Ebor Festival.  In November, the UK Snooker delta airline flight tracking Championships will be held at the York Barbican Centre, and the hotel is already extremely busy for that.
In February last year, the hotel received a £340,000 make-over and was totally transformed to incorporate Travelodge’s new contemporary brand look, which I was shown.  This includes a new modern room design which has been created delta airline flight tracking by customers, and features a luxurious king-size bed called the Travelodge Dreamer Bed which is normally found in luxury hotels.
This brand investment is part of a £57 million nationwide delta airline flight tracking programme that the company is currently undertaking.  By autumn this year over 80% of Travelodge hotels will incorporate its new modern look as seen at York Central.
I would like to thank Vilma Aukstineine and her team for the tour today and for telling me about their work for the Travelodge Company.  I was very impressed by the newly refurbished hotel and the service the company provides to the tourism industry.  Along with other York hotels, delta airline flight tracking Travelodge supports the increasing number of tourists to York by offering affordable rooms to a wide range of customers.  It provides a significant boost to the local economy and delivers stable, long term careers in hospitality.