Barrhead Travel taking on 45 extra staff

Barrhead Travel is creating 45 jobs in its Glasgow stores as part of its Uk-wide expansion.

The holidays firm, which employs more than 900 people across 70 locations, said it was looking to recruit “destination specialists” along with managerial staff to support its growth programme.

Chief executive Sharon Munro said the business was continuing to expand across the country.

“We are also investing significantly in new technology, so our new recruits will be among the first to work with some cutting-edge artificial intelligence and virtual reality elements,” she added.

“We also offer bespoke training programmes and personal development plans, supported by our dedicated training academy, based in the heart of Glasgow city centre.”

The group, which has an overall goal to add 120 jobs in the UK this year, was founded in 1975. Munro added: “As a family business which has been at the forefront of travel for more than 40 years, it’s important for us to continually look at ways to build our already strong workforce.

“Our Glasgow teams are strong and determined and we’re looking forward to growing them further with the addition of even more talented individuals.”

In February, Barrhead said it had experienced a 20 per cent surge in holiday bookings in the first six weeks of 2017 compared with the same period last year. The firm said “savvy holidaymakers” were snapping up early value-formoney offers. 0 CEO Sharon Munro says firm continues to expand