The Travel Franchise leads from the front of UK travel franchising. For 20 years we’ve been giving people like you the tools to build your business and become your own boss from anywhere in the world.

How does it work?

Take our “excellent” one-week training course
Start selling trips and holidays from Day One
Enjoy excellent terms with 450+ travel suppliers
Find unlimited travel options for your customers
Get insider deals, packages & prices the public never see
Choose from endless ABTA and ATOL protected holidays

That’s just a handful of reasons we’ve been named UK Homeworking Agency of the Year six times and Best Travel Franchise in the UK by Elite Business Awards. It’s also why our founders were just recognised in the British Business Excellent Awards.

The Travel Franchise offers you a real chance to follow your passion and set yourself free from the 9-5.

There are two flexible packages now starting from £2,995.

We’ll also give you:

A personal website and custom-made software & IT
Around £3million in daily travel-buying power
40 years of goodwill as part of the Hays Travel group
Ongoing mentorship from your Partnership Manager
Social media, marketing and head-office paperwork done for you
Any choice of hours to build your business the way you want

You can build a travel business around yourself and your family, enjoying incentives and familiarisation trips and then sending friends on those same escapes – all with the shoreline just in view just beyond your toes.

And there’s real money to be made

Our most successful franchisees aren’t rare cases: they’re turning over £100k in eight weeks, £1m in three months, £76k in one booking, £340k in a year - the Success Stories are just a click away. And you’ll love our industry-leading commission: up-to 85% of your sales are yours to keep.

Our mentors and founders are with you for the whole of your franchise journey. They’re regularly on-hand at our 5-Star trips and events, investing time and capital into the business they love - including a headline-making £1m from January to June this year.

You might even meet our brand ambassador, former Olympian Daley Thomson CBE!

With that kind of support, many of our agents earn way more than they expected. Some – like Becky, Ross, Maureen, Ben, Suzy and many more - even winning their franchise fee back with our unique Money-Back Challenge.

Ready to follow your dream?

Despite the exclusive treatment, our doors are wide open to newcomers: almost none of our members have a background in this business, just a passion for travel.

All this gives our franchisees the right to be confident: the trips you sell to your clients are more than just dreams come true, they’re part of a real-life partnership that cares about all the journeys we’re on.

The Travel Franchise Financial Data

The following financial information was provided by The Travel Franchise to give you more information about the costs associated with a The Travel Franchise opportunity

The Lite Package

£2,995 + MONTHLY FEES £299

The Elite Package

£14,995 + MONTHLY FEES £99

Signal Boom Time For UK Travel Agents

June 18, 2024

Global tourism in 2024 is back to pre-covid days and with demand from British holidaymakers skyrocketing – now is the perfect time to join The Travel Franchise.

Tourism is back and holidays are once again a firm fixture on household agendas.

The latest figures from the UN Tourism’s World Tourism Barometer report released in May 2024, show that 2024 is witnessing a full and total recovery in international travel – surpassing 2019 levels by 2%.

Spain remains the number one choice for UK holidaymakers and it is the Brits that are leading the country’s Covid bounce back. In April 2024 alone some 1.5 million Brits flocked to its shores – that’s 8.5% higher compared with April 2023.

According to YouGov's UK Travel Trends 2024 report, Italy is the second most popular choice among British holidaymakers with Greece in third place.

Further afield, according to the UN Tourism report, the Caribbean is increasingly enticing holidaymakers to its golden sands. The island of Curaçao for example has seen a 45% boost in visitors in the first three months of this year compared to those pre-pandemic days.

And it seems that we’re increasingly on the hunt for adventure. Tanzania for example reported a 53% increase in tourists in the first quarter of 2024 compared with the first three months of 2019.

So, it would seem that our desire to travel has never been greater with YouGov revealing that 57% of Brits anticipate taking between two to four trips a year.

And, as the economy shows signs of bouncing back, we’re prepared to spend more on our holidays too.

According to NatWest’s Retail and Leisure Outlook Report 2024, some 17.3% of UK consumers plan to spend more on holidays this year compared with last year. Even among those expecting their finances to weaken in 2024, a third (33.5%) plan to increase holiday spending.

Not Just Travel agents are certainly feeling the surge in demand reporting record sales every month.

Consultant Ami Woods secured £270,000 worth of holidays in April 2024 alone. In the two years since launching her company with The Travel Franchise, her bookings have totalled more than £3 million.

Likewise, Becky Westaway, who launched her travel business in December 2021, has booked well over £1 million, plus, she’s opened her own office and taken on a member of staff to be able to keep up with the demand.

With the average price of a holiday on the up, big bookings are not unusual. In May 2024, numerous Not Just Travel agents secured single bookings well over £50k.

Clearly holidaymakers are sparing no expense. Confidence to travel is sky high and customers are increasingly keen to work through their bucket list of dream destinations.

UK holidaymakers rightfully want these once-in-a-lifetime trips to be out of this world and hence more are enlisting the help of a travel agent – someone who can help them choose the best destinations, the ideal hotels, the most convenient flights, the most efficient transfers and then be there behind the scenes to make sure it all goes to plan.

As Not Just Travel’s spokesperson, Eamonn Holmes OBE, the broadcaster says: “If I want something done I get someone with expertise in that field to do it and travel is no different. I would never think of booking my holiday independently. I pick up the phone and talk to a travel consultant who I know and trust, and who can add a layer of value and security to help navigate any uncertainties, ensuring a smoother and more enjoyable travel experience.”

Latest statistics from IBS Software prove that this attitude is becoming the norm. According to its research, 47% of people now prefer to book their travel via a travel agent.

And it’s the younger generation of holidaymakers – the millennials and Gen Z population – who are leading this march. Some 38% of millennials and Gen Z are opting to use traditional travel agents, as opposed to booking digitally.

“Demand for travel and for travel agents is on an all-time high,” says The Travel Franchise co-founder Paul Harrison.

“As the UK’s number one home working travel agency for people new to travel and rated the 10th best franchise in Great Britain, The Travel Franchise is the perfect choice for anyone who has a passion for travel and customer service. The future is bright and with the UK forecasting a summer of rain, business is only going to continue this upward trajectory.”

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