The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Administrative Services Travel Agency, Tour Operator And Other Reservation Service And Related Activities Travel Agency And Tour Operator Activities 79.11 - Travel agency activities
105 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 September 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Barrhead Travel has announced plans to create 105 new jobs. The Glasgow based travel agency's announcement is the second expansion it has announced during 2017. The company has confirmed that a large proportion of the new jobs will be based at its main store in Glasgow, with the remaining jobs to be based at its other sites in Scotland and the north of England. The new jobs include 80 staff positions as well as 25 apprenticeship placements, and it is expected that the positions will be filled in the coming months.
Sources
4 September 2017: BBC Website
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Barrhead Travel, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91883, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91883.
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