Oldham travel team open their doors as holiday bookings soar Date published: 19 April 2021
Louise Jones, Laura Hatch and Elise Jamieson are pictured outside Barrhead Travel s Oldham office
Leading Oldham travel agency Barrhead Travel have reopened their doors today (Monday) and are welcoming back customers after seeing a boom in holiday bookings as lockdown eases.
Over the last year, store manager Louise Jones and her experienced team have been working remotely, tirelessly supporting customers impacted by Covid-19.
Ms Jones said that with the vaccine roll-out and easing of lockdown, people were now feeling more confident about planning their dream holiday for the near future.
Apr 9th 2021, 6:33
The need for costly PCR Covid tests when international travel resumes has been widely condemned from all sides of the travel industry.
The edict by the government’s Global Travel Taskforce was criticised as a “hammer blow” for business travel while independent agents and operators joined easyJet in hitting out at the costs involved for holidaymakers.
EasyJet, Aito and the Business Travel Association led the attack on the requirements as part of a traffic light system to be used to categorise countries based on risk, as previously announced.
Travellers will need to pay for tests when leaving and returning to the UK with the government yet to confirm that overseas travel can resume from May 17.
Jacqueline Dobson picked up the prestigious gong last month THE boss of a Glasgow-based travel agency has scooped a prestigious prize. Jacqueline Dobson, president of Barrhead Travel, took home the Contribution to Travel gong at last month’s Travel Trade Gazette’s Top 50 Awards. Her success topped off a hat-trick for the firm at the industry’s “Oscars” with the outfit picking up two further titles during the online ceremony. Ms Dobson said: “It is such an honour to be recognised by the industry in this fashion. I have worked in every part of the business for two decades but the last twelve months have, by far, been the most challenging of my career.”
Updated: 25 Feb 2021, 16:28
BIG travel companies like Jet2 and easyJet have seen a surge in bookings following the PM s lockdown announcement - and Spain is among the most popular holiday spots.
Boris Johnson announced this week that no decision would come on foreign travel until April 12, with trips no earlier than May 17 - but despite this there is huge demand for travel.
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Holidays to Spain may go ahead from as early as May 17Credit: Getty - Contributor
TUI reported that trips to Spain from July onwards were among the most booked overnight following the prime minister s announcement, with bookings up 500 per cent.
Hapless Irvine crook exchanged £14,000 to US dollars stolen from woman s bank account
Greg Fox was spared jail after pleading guilty, writes Ron Moore.
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Greg Fox outside Paisley Sheriff Court (Image: Paisley Daily Express)
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