Barrhead Travel

Top hotspots revealed as travel agent eyes ‘Sunshine Saturday’ booking boom

Barrhead Travel reveals Scots holiday hot-spots in record-breaking 50th year

Barrhead Travel’s team of apprentices graduate to full-time employment

Barrhead Travel’s team of apprentices graduate to full-time employment

Barrhead Travel said its Braehead store completed its refurbishment in February while Dunfermline and East Kilbride will begin work this month.

Barrhead reveals three Scottish branches getting makeovers in £300k investment

Carla & Jacqueline Dobson

Barrhead Travel commits to onboarding 20 new apprenticeship positions

Barrhead Travel President, Jacqueline Dobson

Barrhead Travel reports record-breaking January as holiday bookings soar

Tenerife, Barbados and Dubai were among the most popular destinations for Scots, according to Barrhead Travel

Scots’ 10 holiday hotspots revealed as experts says trips ‘ringfenced’

Barrhead Travel reveals record number of Christmas getaways planne

Santa Claus is leaving town!’ Barrhead Travel reveals record number of Christma...

Bill Munro’s Barrhead Travel became the biggest independent travel agency in Scotland (Picture: Robert Perry)

Obituaries: Bill Munro, innovative founder of Barrhead Travel

Founder of Scotland's largest independent travel agents dies at 80

Travel agent reveals top travel trends this Easter.

Barrhead Travel reveals top destinations for Easter 2024

Barrhead Travel reveals holiday booking boom.

Barrhead Travel reports record-breaking January thanks to bumper holiday booking...

Jacqueline Dobson, president at Barrhead Travel: 'We’ve really seen a boom in bookings as people look to make up for lost holidays.'

Barrhead Travel reveals top hot-spots as Scots make last-minute dash for the sun

Air fares to Greece and Italy increased by the most, Which? reported. Picture: Dutchpilot22/Adobe

Holiday costs soar by as much as 71 per cent – Which?

Jacqueline Dobson, president of Barrhead Travel: 'For many, it’s important to have a holiday in the diary as something to look forward to.'

Summer getaway: Barrhead Travel hails record weekend for holiday bookings

Scott Beveridge and Gordon Campbell are the founders of Glasgow-based Clickboost.

Glasgow digital ad agency plotting global growth after doubling up on clients

Barrhead Travel stressed that it was a 'people-first business'. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane Photography

£1m investment sees Barrhead Travel relocate Glasgow city HQ

Morgan Stanley opened its first Glasgow office in 2000, employing six people. Having grown to occupy two city centre office buildings, the bank moved in 2018 to a new purpose-built HQ building on Waterloo Street in the city’s International Financial Services District. Picture: Kieran Dodds

Morgan Stanley launches biggest ever graduate recruitment drive in Glasgow

Barrhead Travel, which was founded in 1975, currently has about 500 staff.

Barrhead Travel to take on 50 staff amid post-lockdown holiday rebound

Ayr Road: Man taken to hospital after Newton Mearns crash

A man has been taken to hospital after a one vehicle crash in Newton Mearns

Jet2 bookings from Scottish airports have increased by 150 per cent. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

‘Dramatic’ spike in Scots booking holidays after Covid travel restrictions eased

'Ensuring that tourism is a platform to facilitate all of these positive outcomes is down to us - the travel industry and those who love to travel,' says Ms Dobson (file image). Picture: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.

Post-COP26, travel really can be a force for good - comment by Barrhead Travel

Jacqueline Dobson, president of Barrhead Travel: 'We’re finally seeing the changes we need for travel to become more accessible, more affordable and easier to comprehend.'

Barrhead Travel sees late holiday bookings hit pre-pandemic highs

The travel boss says that in her career she has never turned down an opportunity to learn or progress. Picture: John Devlin.

The Big Interview: Jacqueline Dobson, president of Barrhead Travel

(Back Row)
Linda Pyle (Director of Brilliant Travel), Russell Adamson (Director of The Cruise Specialists), Julie Taylor (Operations Director), Wilma Taylor (HR Director), Karen Breen (Sales Director)
(Front Row)
Caroline Donaldson (Product & Commercial Director), Jacqueline Dobson (President of Barrhead Travel), Stuart Taylor (Finance Director)

Gender equality is good for business - Jacqueline Dobson

Stock Image. Barrhead Travel store.

Barrhead Travel announce redundancy plans

Barrhead Travel is among travel agents being offered different levels of help on ether side of the Border.

Future of Scottish travel agencies 'terminal' over lack of cash help

The Glasgow-headquartered firm is welcoming applications from 16 to 19-year-olds. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane

Barrhead Travel pledges to recruit 75 modern apprentices

Glasgow-headquartered Barrhead Travel accelerates its growth plans after the collapse of Thomas Cook. Picture: Michael Gillen

Barrhead Travel launches first wave of 100 new stores as it looks to double foot...

The ambitiousproposal would see Barrhead Travel more than double its current footprint. Picture: Michael Gillen

Barrhead Travel to open up to 100 new stores after Thomas Cook collapse

The Scottish firm is opening up 100 positions across its 34 branded stores. Picture: Michael Gillen.

Barrhead Travel opens up 100 jobs for former Thomas Cook staff

Barrhead Travel president Sharon Munro (left) and managing director Jacqueline Dobson. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane

Barrhead Travel to open 25 branches

The firm was taken over earlier this year by US-based Travel Leaders Group. Picture: Michael Gillen.

Barrhead Travel sales soar above Â£300m

Looks great - but pinning down the best deal can be a tricky exercise.

Joanne's Caribbean top tips make her favourite with Falkirk mystery shoppers

Sharon Munro will continue to manage the operation. Picture: John Devlin

Barrhead Travel bought by US giant in surprise swoop

Barrhead Travel chief executive Sharon Munro. Picture: Contributed

Travel group Barrhead to create 45 jobs in Glasgow

Traveltek founder and managing director Kenny Picken. Picture: Ashley Coombes

Travel booking tech firm checks in with Â£5.3m funding

More companies are opening their eyes to virtual reality. Picture: Gregory Bull/AP

Will 2016 become the year of virtual reality?

Barrhead Travel chief executive Sharon Munro. Picture: Robert Perry

Barrhead Travel sales grow despite '˜difficult' year

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Mason's principle

John Mason has reopened some of the wounds that should have been left to heal after the 2014 referendum. Picture: PA

Tom Peterkin: Boycotts and bleating get in the way of governing

MEP Alyn Smith says SNP will know when the time is right for second independence referendum. Picture: Lindsay Addison/JP

SNP will '˜know it when we see it' on timing for Indy2
THE SNP will know the time is right for a second independence referendum 'when we see it', an MEP bidding to become the party's depute leader has suggested.

John Mason. Picture: PA

SNP's John Mason boycotts Barrhead Travel over No stance

Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland's top region for high-skilled jobs. Picture: Jamie Forbes

Where can you find Scotland's highest-skilled workers?

Staff at Barrhead Travel's newest Edinburgh store on Hanover Street. Picture: Contributed

Barrhead Travel launches sixth store in Edinburgh

Barrhead Travel director Russell Adamson, left, with Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar

Barrhead Travel unveils Edinburgh Airport store

Kenny Picken, founder and managing director of Traveltek

Traveltek booking tech firm to create 200 jobs

Sharon Munro, chief executive of Barrhead Travel. Picture: Robert Perry

Barrhead creates 100 jobs amid travel store expansion

Sharon Munro confirmed an ambitious growth strategy. Picture: Robert Perry

Record figures for Barrhead Travel

Picture: DWP

Scottish independence: DWP denies No memo

Picture: Getty

Winter blues give Barrhead Travel a boost

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Open season

When the SNPs John Mason said his party would fight on after a No vote, some of his audience were unhappy. Picture: TSPL

Bill Jamieson: Yes, there should be No poll abuse

Chair of the Better Together pro-union campaign, Alistair Darling. Picture: TSPL

Independence: Cybernats shame Scotland - Darling

Bill Munro. Picture: Robert Perry

Barrhead Travel director defends anti-Yes memo

Sharon Munro: Immensely proud of companys growth. Picture: Robert Perry

Barrhead Travel in jobs expansion move

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