A fast-growing travel agency has just added a Preston city centre shop to its roster, saving four jobs in the process
, in the heart of the city, and now have 46 high street travel agents across the North West and North Wales.
“In this case World Travel Lounge, owner of the shop in Preston, contacted us and the deal was quickly done, the staff have been retained, the Hays Travel branding fitted and the store is now trading as part of our group.“Preston is a great town for us to open in. It is a busy local shopping hub and we know from our experience elsewhere that a location like this suits our business model.”
David McDonald, of owners World Travel Group, said: “Since the travel industry has emerged from the pandemic we have made the decision to concentrate our group on the high streets of smaller towns in the North West. Hays Travel North West, which employs 250 staff, is still keen to expand and Don said: “We are still looking for new sites and for shop managers and retail staff and we offer a comprehensive training package.