Barrhead Travel has revealed another five locations as part of its store expansion plan.

The firm has announced that new branches will open in Birkenhead, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Doncaster, Stockport and Darlington, with anticipated launch dates set for January.

The stores take the total number of confirmed locations up to 12 following the announcement of Liverpool Allerton Road, Widnes, Wallasey, Burnley, Isle of Wight, Northwich and Warrington. All 12 teams have now completed their Barrhead Travel induction training at the agency’s training academy.

Barrhead Travel president Jacqueline Dobson said: “As we prepare to launch our first 20 stores before the end of quarter one, we’re drawing on resources from existing Barrhead Travel employees as well as our new expansion team. We have a project team who are working hard to support the opening of our new branches and it’s exciting to see each launch take shape.

“We are continuing to make sure that putting people first is at the centre of our strategy as we accelerate our expansion plans. Training has been prioritised for our new-starts to help immerse them into our brand.

“It was also really exciting to welcome some of our new managers to both our managers and partner conferences, which were held this month.”

Burnley will be the first store to open, with a soft launch planned for 7-8 December. The team is made up of former Thomas Cook employees and has been taking bookings in the town over the past few weeks.

Barrhead Travel’s expansion is backed by parent company, Travel Leaders Group. The group recently appointed former Thomas Cook leadership team, Chris Mottershead, Kathryn Darbandi and Nicki Tempest-Mitchell to spearhead the store expansion.

Barrhead Travel has also appointed Phil Hudson-Evans to head up training for the new recruits and Catherine Finlan to lead sales for the new stores.

Former Thomas Cook employees can also contact the Barrhead Travel recruitment team on 0141 223 6655  or visit https://www.barrheadtravel.co.uk/careers/current-vacancies