Barrhead Travel

Celebrity Cruises will be making its Scottish debut next year as Barrhead Travel revealed they are bringing the Miami based company’s five-star ship Celebrity Reflection up to Greenock as a…

Barrhead Travel has confirmed that an agreement to be acquired by US-based Travel Leaders Group has been completed. The deal, which was announced last week , has been finalised following…

Travel Leaders Group has reached an agreement to acquire Barrhead Travel Group, one of Scotland’s largest retail travel companies and one of the largest in the UK. The company will become…

Barrhead Travel has had another record year of sales despite a Brexit-led dent in consumer confidence in the wake of the June 2016 vote.   The company’s gross turnover was up £12.7m…

Barrhead Travel has started 2017 on a high with a surge in holiday bookings.  The independent travel group reported a 20 per cent increase during the first six weeks of the year,…

MSC Cruises and Barrhead Travel are giving Scottish guests the opportunity to fly straight to the Mediterranean in 2016, thanks to new regional departures from Glasgow.  Scottish…

Amadeus has announced the launch of Amadeus Automation Suite with Scotland’s Barrhead Travel as its pilot customer in the UK. The Amadeus Automation Suite offers a bundle of touchless…

Thirty-five independent travel agents from 19 agencies from Edinburgh and the surrounding region attended a recent workshop staged by BRIGHT (Bringing Real Information & Guaranteed High…

Barrhead Travel has revealed it expects to carry more than 12,000 passengers from Glasgow Airport this year as part of its extended charter programme. The travel agency helped Glasgow…

Barrhead Travel has revealed its cruise sales turnover for 2014 was expected to reach GBP100 million following new cruise brand links. The Scottish travel firm has forged partnerships…

Barrhead Travel has announced it will invest GBP100,000 in creating 90 new jobs across its stores. The Glasgow-based firm will recruit 60 full and part-time positions across its…

Two instore events have helped Barrhead Travel see its cruise sales increase 67% year-on-year. The events in the Oswald St store in Glasgow with 14 cruise lines drew in more than 450…

Barrhead Travel has today become the first CAA accredited body to place client monies in a CAA Trust Fund. The Scottish agency group will now automatically put their customers’ money…

Barrhead Travel has announced it has created 80 new jobs as part of its expansion. More than GBP1.5 million will be invested in the new full and part-time roles in its Scottish…

Scottish travel group Barrhead Travel has announced plans to launch its own flights from Edinburgh this summer. The group will expand its charter flights programme with new Saturday…

Sue Jarvis and David Shirra have joined Barrhead Travel as commercial finance director and marketing and ecommerce director respectively. Jarvis joins Barrhead after 11 years at Hays…

Barrhead Travel Group’s new B2B Brilliant Travel brand has already signed up five high street partners since its launch four months ago. As well as signing up members in Sunderland,…

Barrhead Travel has increased its turnover by 20.8% year-on-year alongside a 20.4% boost in profits. The Scotland-based travel agency recorded turnover of GBP155.67 million and gross…

Scottish travel agency Barrhead Travel has extended its Amadeus partnership for another three years. The contract renewal is to fuel Barrhead’s expansion in the UK using technology…

Barrhead Travel has launched a new trade business which bosses claim will “reinvigorate” travel and increase the number of independent travel agents in the UK. The new brand, named…

Denise Von Wald has been named as Tourism Australia's new regional general manager for the UK & Northern Europe, based in London. Von Wald joins Tourism Australia from Education…

Barrhead Travel and Midcounties Co-op have signed a deal to become what it believes will be the most “powerful independent buying group in the UK travel industry”. The two will aim to…

Barrhead Travel has opened a new concept store in Glasgow in partnership with Kuoni. The new 2,000 square-foot store in the Silverburn shopping centre with an iPad browsing area and laptop…

Barrhead Travel has opened its first concession store in Sainsbury’s this week. The opening is part of the travel group’s bid to boost its high street presence and has opened the…

Barrhead Travel has invested more than £700,000 in job investment for apprentices in Scotland. The travel company will be recruiting 50 school and college leavers into its branches to help…

Barrhead Travel has seen its pre-tax profits for 2011 soar 73% as it moves into its marketing agreement with Kuoni. According to a report by The Scotsman, the company’s websites and…