Hotel chain Travelodge announced 22 new hotels, including five in London, in deals worth £165m.
The company has also entered a partnership with clothing retailer Arcadia Group. This partnership will see the construction of a 96-room Travelodge hotel above the Topshop store in Princes Street, Edinburgh, which is due to open in summer 2012.
Other new Travelodges include hotels at Gatwick Airport in West Sussex, and Glasgow Airport.