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Alton Towers, the Staffordshire theme park, has announced plans for more accommodation on its site, in an expansion which would create around 100 new full and part time hotel jobs.

Alton Towers already features two hotels, but they will now, subject to planning permission being granted, add a third four storey hotel at a cost of millions. The hotel will feature over 70 rooms and restaurant with approximately 200 covers.

Alton Towers hopes that they can attract more and more people to stay at the theme park as customers who stay over add more value to the local economy than guests who visit with a day pass.

Staffordshire County Council’s Mark Winnington was thrilled by the theme park’s announcement, saying: “We welcome the news Alton Towers is expanding and bringing with it lots of new job opportunities. This is also great news for surrounding businesses. It will help position Staffordshire as one of the UK’s best tourist destinations.”

Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Enterprise Partnership’s chairman,David Frost, added: “Alton Towers is a major UK attraction and it is clearly now looking towards a long-term future. We need more hotels in Staffordshire so this application is welcome. Not only is it going to provide the extra beds but it will also create much-needed jobs.”

The theme park is still reeling from the roller coaster accident at the beginning of June which saw four people sustain serious injuries on The Smiler attraction. Following the incident, Alton Towers closed for five days and suffered from lower visitor numbers in the aftermath.

Alton Towers’ new plans will now go to Staffordshire Moorlands District Council for consideration of planning permission, but work could get underway on the new hotel as early as next year.

Theme parks can be a great way to spend a season working and earning money. The jobs are usually flexible and there’s a wide variety of work on offer within different theme parks around the UK. If there’s a theme park which you can reach from where you are studying, then check out our complete guide to UK theme park jobs.

Or, if it’s hotel work that you are interested in, then we’ve also got that covered too. Read our blogpost which has full details on how to find hotel jobs in the UK.