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Barrhead to expand cruise training initiative amid soaring demand

Operators
Will Payne
24 March 2023

Barrhead Travel will expand its Cruise Academy training initiative with additional sustainability modules after the Scottish agency saw a record-breaking start to the year for cruise business.

Barrhead Travel president and SPAA vice-president Jacqueline Dobson

SPAA president Jacqueline Dobson

Speaking to TTG, president Jacqueline Dobson said river and luxury holidays-at-sea have proven particularly popular so far in 2023. 

The Scottish independent has seen a 327% uptick in river cruise sales this year and a 101% increase in luxury sales compared with pre-pandemic figures. 

The majority of the customers are new-to-cruise, Dobson added, which she attributed to an increased presence in the market. "Having our staff trained to be able to talk about cruising comfortably has been so important," she explained.