Founded in 1975, the Barrhead Travel Group has grown from a single high street shop in the suburbs of Glasgow to a UK-wide travel giant. The expansive portfolio includes over 70 retail locations, Business Travel offices, a homeworking division, a dedicated Training Academy and several specialist contact centres. From February 2018, Barrhead Travel embarked on a new chapter with the announcement of its acquisition by Travel Leaders Group, one of North America's largest travel companies. Joining its family of brands means that while Barrhead Travel will retain its powerful identity in the market, the group will support the business with the resources to expand and grow into additional markets and be an ambassador for sustainability.

Since its inception over 43 years ago, we have recognised that to keep our customers returning year after year and to grow the business we needed to set high standards for not only ourselves but also our suppliers — this include the airlines, hotels and car rental companies we work with. All our suppliers undergo rigorous due diligence and buy into sustainability as a key cornerstone of their culture.

Our commitment to high standards is reinforced with our commitment to our customer's health and safety in resorts. We work with specialist consultants who audit all the hotels we use for health, safety and hygiene.

High standards are also a prerequisite for the financial security of our customers money. Barrhead Travel is one of only seven travel companies in the UK to achieve the CAA Accredited Body status — the highest level of financial security of customers money. ATOL protected customer money is ring-fenced in a Trust which is operated by independent trustees approved by the CAA and only released to suppliers after travel has been completed.

Our dedication to achieving to the highest standards for not only ourselves but also for our suppliers has won us Best Travel Agent in the UK for seven successive years and Best Travel Agency in Scotland for 17 successive years.

We will continue to work with all our suppliers to aspire to the very highest standards in sustainability, customer health and safety and financial security.

Our pledge is to ensure that the destinations and communities we serve will grow and prosper for generations to come and our customers will have the confidence that holidays and travel they purchase from us will be also be sustainable, safe and financially secure.