Kuoni Enters Scottish Market

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Kuoni Enters Scottish Market

PR Newswire

DORKING, England, June 25, 2012

DORKING,

England

,

June 25, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Kuoni, the award-winning luxury holiday provider, is delighted to be marketing

Kuoni within Barrhead Travel retail outlets in

Scotland

. The company has

decided to feature a dedicated Kuoni area in four of Barrhead Travel's existing

offices, Oswald Street Superstore in

Glasgow

, East Kilbride, Cumbernauld and

Aberdeen

with more planned throughout Barrhead Travel's 36 office estate.

This is Kuoni's first foray into

Scotland

with a physical presence unlike

England

where they have 21 shops of their own and will launch in-store concessions in

selected John Lewis outlets this autumn. The decision to partner with Barrhead

was made due to Barrhead Travel having already demonstrated that they are

an excellent distribution channel for Kuoni products.

Amanda Darrington, Kuoni UK National Sales Manager commented: "We are

delighted to be partnering Barrhead Travel in

Scotland

in four of their stores

whom we have been working with for many years. We admire Barrhead's

innovative approach and look forward to working more closely with them as our

Specialist Elite Agent in

Scotland

."

Barrhead will also be tailoring holidays to suit the customer's personal wishes

using Kuoni ground arrangements incorporating activity such as cruising. Kuoni

is the UK's leading provider of luxury travel and has been creating holidays with

a spirit of adventure for 106 years and today their knowledge and expertise

spans an amazing 88 countries.

Barrhead Travel chairman Bill Munro said: "I am delighted to be able to

welcome Kuoni to our stores in

Scotland

. We have had an excellent relationship

with Kuoni in the past and we really think the decision they have made to

position themselves in our stores is the right one. I believe it will really enhance

our offering to the travelling public as Kuoni is such an exclusive brand which is

not sold through all agents in

Scotland

, and it really demonstrates the

commitment to the joint branding of Kuoni and Barrhead."

Barrhead Travel already specialises in so many areas of the travel industry and

by employing over 600 staff many of whom are specialists in particular

destinations, Bill Munro believes this could usher in a new kind of bespoke

holiday available to the public who are becoming travel savvy and looking for

something new and different, such as a Maldives honeymoon or safari holidays.

"We are known for being able to offer our customers the best holidays at the

best value, especially with this luxury brand in partnership. It will allow us not

only to sell brochured Kuoni holidays but also tailor-make holidays for

customers with Kuoni ground arrangements. That way we can offer customers

great value while retaining the level of quality that customers booking holidays

of this calibre expect."

About Kuoni:

Kuoni was established in 1906 in

Switzerland

by Alfred Kuoni, a visionary

adventurer and explorer of his time who opened some of

Europe's

first travel

agencies. Kuoni currently has branch operations in over 40 countries, providing

luxury holidays to a number of worldwide destinations including Mauritius

holidays, Grenada holidays and Sri Lanka holidays. For 106 years' Kuoni has

been creating holidays with a spirit of adventure. Kuoni is ABTA and ATOL

protected, giving customers financial protection and ensuring they won't be

stranded abroad.

Kuoni has come top of a 'Which?' Recommended Provider survey, due to the

company's reliability and 'excellent customer care'; been voted World's Leading

Tour Operator for 11 years in a row at the World Travel Awards;

Britain's

Favourite Tour Operator as voted by the readers of Ultra Travel (Daily

Telegraph) and the Daily Mail; and been voted

Britain's

Best Longhaul Tour

Operator by travel agents for the past 29 years.

PR contact:

Anne-Marie Hansen

Kuoni Travel Ltd

Kuoni House

Deepdene Avenue

Dorking

Surrey

RH5 4AZ

[phone]

http://www.kuoni.co.uk