About Us

Barrhead Travel, businesstravelsolutions.com, offers a number of corporate travel solutions on–line and off–line. We can tailor business travel solutions for each client, dependent upon their type of business and the company's travel mix.

From total automation, where on–line bookings integrate with quality control systems enforcing a company travel policy, to just picking up the phone to make a booking, is the reason why so many clients choose Barrhead Travel, BusinessTravelSolutions.com.

Technology is not the end, but a means to an end in the continual war against costs. As needs dictate, we will always strive to have the technology available to seamlessly integrate with our clients' systems. When cost reduction is called for we will be able to demonstrate the effects of different technologies – the best balance and the best solution – on–line or off–line.

Awards…

Barrhead Travel has won awards, both for travel and for industry.

Barrhead Travel can rightfully be called ‘Scotland’s Award Winning Travel Company’ as it has won many awards both within and out with the travel industry for its technology.
       

Winner, Scottish Travel Agent of the Year, 2000 -2008, Travel Industry Achievement Awards.

 

Winner, Best Business in Glasgow 2002, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.

Winner, 2002 and 2003, the Award for Outstanding Customer Service, Scottish National Business Awards. 

Winner, 2003 – Scottish Marketing Award.

Winner, 2003 the Best Travel Website, Travel Industry Achievement Awards.

 

Winner, 2003, the Best Website @WOW Awards, Scottish Enterprise

Associations & Memberships:

Barrhead Travel is a member of ABTA (The Association of British Travel Agents). ABTA members are required to satisfy ABTA that they have sufficient funds and bonding to sell ABTA travel from the UK. 

Barrhead Travel is an appointed IATA agent (International Airline Travel Association). IATA agents have to satisfy IATA, based in Geneva, that they have sufficient financial security and bonding to sell airline tickets on behalf of IATA airlines

 

Barrhead Travel holds a full ATOL licence (Air Travel Operators Licence) ATOL holders are required to satisfy the CAA that they have sufficient financial security and bonding to operate travel by air from the UK

Barrhead Travel is a member of ASTA (the American Society of Travel Agents). ASTA members have to prove they are bona fide travel agents, who can demonstrate integrity in travel.

Barrhead Travel are members of the Institute of Travel Management, which is the leading professional body for buyers, managers and suppliers of business travel in the UK and Ireland. Founded in 1956, ITM’s members now account for £6 billion in business travel expenditure every year, which equates to over 25% of the total market.

 

Barrhead Travel are members of the Advantage consortia, the UK's largest independent business travel management organisation and the 4th largest overall. We match the buying power of the biggest global operators to ensure you get the best rates for all aspects of your business travel.

What you can expect...

But what sets us apart from our competitors is the personal approach you can expect from your local Advantage business travel management company. With 216 locations across the UK you'll find we're literally on your doorstep and so better placed to be closer to your business travel needs.

And just as you'd expect from a local business you will always be able to put a face to the Advantage name.

Take Advantage of our massive buying power

Above all else, we understand the importance of not just controlling costs, but saving money on your business travel budget. Each year, Advantage manages £1.1 billion of business travel, covering everything from flights, hotels, car hire, rail, airport transfers and more. Every second of the working day, we're making a travel booking for a customer.

You can put this formidable buying power at your disposal through our negotiated deals with all the major travel providers, confident that you're getting the best deal on everything from a train ticket to long-haul business flights.

Our buying power extends across borders with 6000 agents in our affiliate network covering 12 countries. So if you have an international presence, we can help you.

Direct contracts with over 60 of the worlds leading airlines...

We are proud to have direct contracts with over 60 of the worlds leading airlines including....

 

Barrhead Travel has achieved ISO9001-2000 quality assurance status. This demonstrates our total commitment to quality control, processes and procedures.

 

Barrhead Travel is committed to saving the Environment and has joined the above trade wide initiative making many pledges, for example: