The two new stores will open before the end of the year in Edinburgh airport and Hanover Street in the city’s main retail area and will create 20 new jobs.

The airport branch will be on the land side of the airport and will be the first travel agency to open there.

Meanwhile the Hanover Street branch will be 1,200ft in size and have a foreign exchange bureau.

Sharon Munro, chief executive of Barrhead Travel, said: “Business growth and reinvestment continues to be front of mind for us.

“We want to be accessible to our customers and these new shops will be an excellent addition to our already impressive portfolio of stores.

“The branch at Edinburgh airport means that, in addition to sourcing travellers’ holidays, we will also have a unit on site which can assist our Corporate Travel accounts’ travellers too.”

“We are looking to recruit people with sales or travel experience to deliver an unparalleled travel offering for our customers.

“Our team members are the faces of our company and we’ve built a very strong network of what we believe to be people at the forefront of the industry.”

Edinburgh airport chief executive Gordon Dewar added: ““We are delighted to welcome Barrhead Travel to Edinburgh Airport.

“Both businesses are aligned in their desire to enhance the customer experience by offering both choice and value.

“I am confident that with Barrhead Travel’s expert knowledge and customer service our passengers will take advantage of this service.”