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Barrhead Travel
At Barrhead Travel, apprentices and trainees receive ongoing support and exciting career opportunities in an expanding travel business
Over almost 50 years, Barrhead Travel has expanded from a traditional bucket-and-spade travel agency to a multi-faceted travel group offering bespoke holidays to all corners of the globe. We’ve gone from small beginnings to one of the UK’s biggest travel firms.
CAREER OPTIONS
With more than 500 employees and 50-plus high street branches nationwide, our people remain at the forefront of everything we do. We have our own in-house training facility and continue to promote youth employment through our apprenticeship scheme, which has gained government recognition.
Apprentices and young people are at the heart of our business – more than half of our senior leadership team started their careers as trainees. The sky really is the limit at Barrhead Travel and when you join our team, we’ll work together to help unlock your full potential.
Our modern apprentices enjoy industry-leading training with a blend of on-the-job and classroom learning. Whether you choose a career in one of our retail stores or our head office departments, such as marketing, HR, IT or business development, we’ll make sure you’ve got the support you need to get your career off to a flying start.
COMPANY CULTURE
Travel is incredibly exciting to work in and we give our team many opportunities to thrive. We recently won an award for Best Cruise Retail Agency and have been named Best Large Travel Agency in Scotland for 23 years running at the national Travel Weekly Agent Achievement Awards. We have also been recognised as one of the Best Companies to Work For in 2023 by Best Companies.
Expect plenty of social events, training, discounts and the opportunity to experience our travel products across the world. We are a fast-paced and dynamic company, and as we strive to be industry leaders, we are always looking for ambitious young people to join our growing team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
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3 of the best things about my job
Holly Dalzell
Modern apprentice and travel consultant
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- I enjoy the variety of holiday enquiries I receive throughout the day. One minute you can be talking about cruising and the different options available in every corner of the globe, and the next minute you could be dealing with a young family looking for a package holiday closer to home that will keep everyone entertained.
- The team I work with is amazing. In store, it’s such a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and my colleagues made me feel really welcome when I first started. Everyone is so approachable, which makes my learning process even easier. With so much knowledge across the team, they’ve been amazing at helping me with questions that I have during my apprenticeship. The team really makes this an incredible working environment and I have made friends for life.
- There’s nothing more fulfilling than seeing people get the holiday they deserve. I love getting to know each of my customers and finding out exactly what they are looking for in a holiday and then working to try and make it extra special.
