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.
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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.
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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.
"I have never seen so many consultants be successful so quickly" Nurse sells £105k-worth of holidays in first 55 days… working in her spare time
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The Travel Franchise has reported “formidable growth” in its membership network over the last few months, with December proving the busiest month of 2022 in terms of recruitment and January figures proving even stronger.
Rising demand has been attributed to booming holiday sales with its customer-facing brand Not Just Travel experiencing its best year ever in 2022 and record breaking bookings in January. The Travel Franchise makes it easy and simple for anyone to start a travel agency from home, providing all the training and support required with packages starting from just £2,995 (+vat) attracting a wide range of franchisees who work part time, full time or in their spare time.
Co-founder Paul Harrison says: “We believe we probably have more new travel consultants join us each month, than most other travel franchises have per year. Well over 100 have joined in the last 12 months. Yet, our business isn’t just about the numbers; it's about the quality, the training and the results. The amount of awards we have won and the level of commission we pay out every month speak for themselves.”
“We are seeing formidable growth in people wanting to invest in a homeworking travel agency as they seek work/life flexibility, travel opportunities and financial rewards.”
“With the current cost of living crisis, people want more income - and on their terms. The travel industry has truly bounced back and smart entrepreneurs recognise they can reap rewards providing they follow our business model and are prepared to work hard.”
Harrison continues: “Members are finishing their training one day, launching their Not Just Travel agency and booking thousands of pounds worth of holidays the next. January holiday bookings are breaking previous records and we’ve experienced the busiest Sunday in four years. Our members are profiting well from this travel boom, which looks set to continue for several months.”
Every consultant gets access to a Business Development Manager at the end of their training, a personal coach that is on-hand to help mentor and support them in growing their business. BDMs Nicky Bird and Paula Barker say that they have noticed that the calibre of new joiners has never been better.
BDM Paula Barker said: “I have never seen so many consultants be successful so quickly. One travel consultant, a (full time) nurse, has booked £105k-worth of sales in the 55 days she has been with us (working in her spare time).”
Another married couple, Candy and Nathan Rose, who completed their training in mid December, sold £70k-worth of holidays in the first month, despite running two other businesses at the same time.
“When you consider that we have no travel experience whatsoever and can come up with those figures, it’s so exciting!” says Candy.
The couple are aiming to achieve The Travel Franchise’s unique Money-Back Challenge which refunds members’ franchise fee if they make a certain amount of commission in a year.
“It’s a nice hook that really motivates us. We believe we will secure that and my personal goal is to sell much more in the first year.”
The Travel Franchise has reported that three franchisees hit their first-year sales targets set through its Money-Back Challenge in January. Some members’ bookings are so high they manage to achieve the challenge in just six months.
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