Oxfordshire hotel group Travelodge is creating 1,000 jobs in the coming months, ranging from managers and receptionists to plumbers and electricians.

The company is opening new hotels, recruiting staff at its head office, and increasing its in-house maintenance team.

Hundreds of jobs are being created at existing Travelodge hotels across the UK, and about 50 posts will be filled at the company's head office in Thame.

Travelodge operations director Debbie Husband said: "Joining a hotel company opens the door to training, career progression and even roles in new countries.

"We are recruiting for key roles across our UK hotels and at head office."

The new hotels are in London, Stockport, East Grinstead, Kings Lynn, Andover and Peterhead, creating positions for managers, housekeepers, receptionists, bar staff and cleaners.

In December Travelodge opened a new hotel off Abingdon Road, next to the Redbridge park-and-ride.

The £5.5m, 83-bed hotel took 34 weeks to build, offering rooms from £49 a night.

It was revealed earlier that Oxford was the fourth most costly location for booking a double room in the UK.

Travelodge employs over 10,000 staff and has 534 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain.