Barrhead Travel Newtownabbey Celebrate ‘Exceptional’ First Quarter

I’m incredibly proud of our Newtownabbey team who have made a real splash in their local community since opening the store. Local holidaymakers want to book with a trusted travel agent and we’re seeing lots of new customers flocking to our team to consult with experts. Lisa Hamill, Regional Sales Manager, Barrhead Travel, Northern Ireland […]

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Barrhead Travel Ends the Year on a Record-Breaking High as Brits Continue to Prioritise Holidays

2024 has been a year of growth for Barrhead Travel, with a focus on investing in our high street locations and our people. Jacqueline Dobson, President, Barrhead Travel GLASGOW (December 30, 2024) – Barrhead Travel, one of the UK’s leading travel agencies, has achieved a back-to-back record-breaking year, and says it is eyeing growth for […]

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‘Trip of a Lifetime’ for Barrhead Travel’s President Trip Attendees

What a fantastic trip we enjoyed – celebrating the success of our top-performing travel specialists. Not only was it a great way to reward and recognize the group, but the experiences we enjoyed thanks to our travel partners will support the education of our people who I know will take lots of inspiration back to […]

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‘Santa Claus is Leaving Town!’ Barrhead Travel Reveals Record Number of Christmas Getaways Planned

2024 has been the year of the last-minute getaway with one of the key driving factors being the poor weather that we’ve experienced here in the UK. Jacqueline Dobson, President, Barrhead Travel The UK leading travel agent has seen a 20% increase in bookings for departures across the Christmas period compared to last year  GLASGOW […]

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Barrhead Travel continues commitment to UK’s high street and Glasgow with £1million investment in new HQ

Although we’ve expanded over the last few years to become a UK-wide business with over 85 retail outlets nationwide, our home is Glasgow and we’re delighted to continue to invest in the city centre that will support future job creation Jacqueline Dobson, President of Barrhead Travel Leading travel group makes moves to Grade B listed […]

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Barrhead Travel Reports More Customers ‘Book Human’ as Research Suggests a Strong Return to High Street Agents

We’ve said all along in the industry that the pandemic presented an opportunity to attract new customers and strengthen relationships with existing ones. Jacqueline Dobson, President of Barrhead Travel GLASGOW (June 27, 2022) – Glasgow-based Barrhead Travel and their parent, Internova Travel Group, say that more holidaymakers are set to return to the high street […]

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Demand for Holidays Abroad at Post-pandemic High

The fact that we are seeing demand begin to outstrip 2019 levels really highlights how quickly confidence has returned to the market. Jacqueline Dobson, President, Barrhead Travel GLASGOW (April 11, 2022) – Barrhead Travel, the UK’s leading travel agency, has confirmed that demand for overseas leisure travel has reached its highest point since March 2020. […]

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Barrhead Travel Launches Book Human Campaign To Promote Use of Travel Experts

Our Book Human campaign illustrates the impersonal experience you could expect booking with a faceless online booking tool. As our campaign highlights, an online algorithm simply cannot match the first-hand knowledge or reassurances that our trained advisers can. Jacqueline Dobson, President of Barrhead Travel GLASGOW (February 9, 2022) – Leading UK travel group, Barrhead Travel, has launched […]

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Winter Bookings Take-off for Barrhead Travel as Us Reopens Border

Holidays are finally beginning to return to some sort of normalcy – and they’re also returning to our usual daily conversations. Just a few months’ ago, going on holiday abroad was almost the exception, not the norm, but we’ve found that as restrictions ease and more people travel again, confidence has been resurrected and demand […]

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Holiday Confidence Takes off Ahead of October Travel Changes

We’re finally seeing the changes we need for travel to become more accessible, more affordable and easier to comprehend. In turn, our customers have responded by snapping up last-minute deals to escape and will finally be able to enjoy sunshine and downtime. Jacqueline Dobson, President of Barrhead Travel GLASGOW, Scotland (1 October 2021) – Barrhead Travel, […]

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