By Greg Walton PUBLISHED: 19:45 EST, 17 August 2012 | UPDATED: 10:45 EST, 18 August 2012 Almost 2,000 jobs are under threat after the UK’s second biggest hotel chain was snapped up in a £1billon deal masterminded by Goldman Sachs. Fears are mounting for Travelodge’s 6,000-strong workforce as sources suggest up to 150 of the chain’s worst performing hotels could be axed. Goldman led a cabal of finance houses to take control of Travelodge – along with its colossal debt pile. It was previously owned by Dubai International Capital. Travelodge is said to be struggling to make its sites on out-of-town A-roads pay
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Hotel chain could axe 150 sites
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Fears mount for Travelodge's 6,000-strong workforce
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