Carry books into Travelodge on vacation (4)
I believe the answer is:
tote
'carry' is the definition.
(toting is a kind of carrying)
'books into travelodge on vacation' is the wordplay.
'books' becomes 'ot' (Old Testament).
'into' indicates putting letters inside.
'on vacation' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'travelodge' with its centre removed is 'te'.
'ot' placed within 'te' is 'TOTE'.
(Other definitions for tote that I've seen before include "You can bet on this" , "system for betters" , "hump" , "Carry or shoulder" , "transport" .)