The Travel Franchise offers aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to start a travel agency from home — regardless of prior travel experience. By following its award-winning business model and receiving ongoing support from the head office, you’ll have all the tools you need to become the go-to travel agent for your clients. And the best bit? You’ll be your own boss and get to choose the hours you work. You don’t have to work full time and you run the business alongside another job too.
Whether you're looking to escape the 9-to-5 grind, travel the world while booking holidays, earn extra income or boost your pension; this could be the perfect opportunity for you with packages from just £2,995 + vat.
How does it work?
- Take our “excellent” five-day, small group, online, live, training course
- Start selling trips and holidays earning commission from our ABTA/ATOL bonded travel partners (more than 450 travel suppliers)
- Promote our exclusive deals from 40+ key trade suppliers with a WOW travel app to help you spread the good news
- Get free support and mentoring from a personal Business Development Manager
- Get head office support six days a week and all ticketing done for you
- Earn while you learn more about travel via free webinars
- Attend our free trips abroad to learn how to skyrocket your business
- Train to become an expert in cruise holidays and join our company cruise, a Seminar at Sea, to experience what you can sell
- Use our free social media and marketing tools to promote your business - you’ll have your own website too
- Use our Partner in Travel scheme to find new customers
Voted the World’s Best Lifestyle Franchise
We’ve fine-tuned our proven business model over the last 20 years and now our agents are so successful they are winning industry awards. In 2025, The Travel Franchise was named the Best Lifestyle Franchise in the World and Best European Franchise at the International Franchise Association’s Global Franchise Awards. We have also been recognised as Britain’s Best Home-Based Franchise and our customer-facing brand Not Just Travel won Best Luxury Homeworking Agency of the Year (large) in March 2025.
No wonder famous brand ambassadors such as TV broadcaster Eamonn Holmes OBE and TV presenter Hayley Sparkes (pictured below with our co-founders Paul Harrison and Steve Witt) are backing our company!
And there’s real money to be made…
Our most successful franchisees aren’t rare cases: they’re earning £40k part time and over £100k full time.
Some – five in January 2025 - are even winning their Elite franchise fee back with our unique Money-Back Challenge. Simply earn a set amount of commission in your first year and you’ll get £14,995 returned.
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 and good customer service.
You’ll be in the business of making dreams come true. You’ll take away the stress of booking a holiday, so that your clients can enjoy everything about their trip from the minute they contact you. And you’ll get to choose your own hours and travel the world, too.
The Travel Franchise jets over 60 consultants to Mauritius and Japan in October – for free
The Travel Franchise has flown over 70 of its consultants overseas in October, with mentorship retreats in both Mauritius and Japan – all included in the Elite franchise package.
Voted Best Lifestyle Franchise in the World 2025, the company has helped more than 740 people from all walks of life change careers and earn money booking holidays from home.
Its success lies in hands-on training, ongoing support and opportunities to experience destinations first-hand – giving franchisees the knowledge and confidence to sell them to clients.
Last week, 30 agents checked into luxury Beachcomber resorts in Mauritius, blending business workshops with experiences such as sailing the turquoise waters on a catamaran and mixing cocktails on the beach. This week, another 11 are combining five-star stays – including at the Royal Palm – with rounds of golf on championship courses. They are joined by co-founder Paul Harrison, who is sharing business advice and industry insights.
The packed annual programme of oversea retreats continues with a mentorship retreat in Japan later this week. Many agents say the trips are worth the franchise fee, thanks to the training, insider tips and networking opportunities that inspire them to grow their businesses.
The Travel Franchise also curates specialist trips to build expertise in niche markets such as cruise, one of the most profitable areas in travel. In December, consultants will join a Caribbean cruise, while earlier this year others travelled to Italy for a ski retreat.
For franchisee Ellie, a former teacher who joined in 2024, the retreats have been transformative. “These trips always inspire and help take my business to the next level. I can honestly say joining this franchise has been the best career decision I’ve ever made! The Beachcomber hotels where we stayed in Mauritius are stunning properties, with first-class service and delicious food. I’m feeling refreshed, inspired and ready to take on the next chapter.”
Ellie, who enjoyed two free retreats as part of her £14,995 Elite franchise fee, also had the fee refunded after hitting the commission target in her first year – an incentive which is unique to The Travel Franchise.
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