Greig Avinou

Larbert,Falkirk

Summary

I have loved working in the travel industry for 27 years in Scotland and have a great understanding of the travel business in general and I am a well known face within the industry by many.

Whilst running my business I have gained all the qualities you would require for this job role, strong leadership, driving sales growth, can build strong relationships, share my knowledge and passion for Jet2holidays which saw us collect Number 1 in the Uk early 2026.

Overall throughout my travel career I have strived to be number 1 at everything I do, second is not good enough, I drove my business to the biggest sales distribution on the High Street year in year out from 2016 with great growth each year out with Covid.

I thrive on looking out for new opportunities and challenges and trying something away from the normal, we always led and never followed our competition we had to be first to do everything.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work history

Managing director/franchise owner

Greig Avinou Travel ltd/Barrhead Travel

Falkirk, Falkirk

12.2009 - 04.2026

Oversaw financial operations for fiscal control and profitability.
Built a harmonious work environment with strong leadership skills within the team and successful relationships with travel partners.
Implemented cost-saving measures for financial stability.
Established performance metrics, resulting in increased team efficiency and strong sales within the team.
Turnover year 1, 1.8m growing to 14.5m in 2026.

Joint Director/franchise owner

KingavinouTravel ltd/Barrheadtravel

Saltcoats, North Ayrshire

11.2004 - 09.2009

As before within Falkirk.
Company still trading strongly.

Education

Scottish Qualifications Certificate - Travel and tourism

City of Glasgow College

Glasgow

07/1998 - 06/2008

Skills

Driving sales growth within a business examples below:

£18 million to £145 million

1500 passengers to 13,000 passengers per year

Jet2holidays pax 3500 to 6500 approx in a 2/3 year window

I have excellent knowledge of the travel industry in Scotland as I have been a familiar face for 27 years, this would give me great confidence to work with key partnerships across the travel trade and help use my knowledge to help these partners grow their businesses by highlighting opportunities that has been tried and tested

I can share my knowledge of successes to key partners such as social media, marketing strategy and more

Working and supporting within your team - I had the experience of managing 20 plus staff, creating a great team work ethic, at times forgetting my title and doing all aspects of the job within the business, this built respect

Accomplishments

I've listed just a few of my achievements in most recent years:

Top Barrhead Travel Franchise : 2018 through to 2025 ( Award started 2018)

Top Jet2holidays Agency for Scotland - 2 years running

Top Jet2holidays Agency for the Uk

SPAA Small Leisure Agency of the year 2024

SPAA Agency of the year for Scotland 2025

Please note the above were all team awards driven by my strong leadership and focus over the years.

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