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Nicki Tempest-Mitchell reveals where Barrhead could expand next

High street
Rob Gill
12 March 2025

It’s been a long journey for Nicki Tempest-Mitchell from the Lunn Poly in her hometown of Blackpool to the Barrhead Travel boardroom, but it was a day back on the shop floor last month that really brought her “full circle”.

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Managing director Nicki Tempest-Mitchell reiterated how Northern Ireland represented a growth opportunity for the agency (Credit: Barrhead Travel)

Tempest-Mitchell, who started her travel career in 1989 as a modern apprentice, took over day-to-day operations at Barrhead in December 2024 after being promoted from sales and marketing director to a newly created managing director role – the first in the agency’s history – and is now looking to lead the Scottish independent to another year of record-breaking sales.