Budget hotel chain Travelodge has cut 15 staff from its head office in Thame, at the same time as announcing the opening of seven new hotels.
Shakila Ahmed, a spokesman for the company, which is owned by investment group Dubai International Capital, confirmed the 15 redundancies at its headquarters in Thame, plus four regional job cuts.
Asking why the redundancies were happening at the same time as a major expansion, she said: "The new hotels are being opened across the UK, but the cost-cutting exercise is at head office. It is a review that we had to do to keep costs down."
The new hotels in Newquay, Bournemouth, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Norwich, Macclesfield and Farnborough (Hants) are expected to create 150 new jobs and represent an investment of £22m.
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