The Travel Franchise, one of the UK’s fastest growing travel agency businesses, is offering franchisees the opportunity to take part in its unique Money-Back Challenge.

The Money-Back Challenge means that franchisees have the opportunity to get their franchise fee back as their business grows. Basically, all franchisees have to do is sell enough holidays inside an agreed time frame and their £15, 000 business start-up costs will be refunded.

Jenny Farenden, Head of Franchise Marketing at The Travel Franchise, explains: “We are the only franchise in the UK to offer a Money-Back Challenge, and while it’s not easy, people are consistently hitting their challenge targets and effectively getting their business for free. Dozens and dozens of franchisees have won the challenge so far. There are no strings attached, we see this as a great incentive for all our elite franchisees to hit the ground running and make a real success of their franchise.”

One example is husband and wife franchisee team James and Natasha Oliphant from Berkshire. They decided to join in June 2021 after seeing first-hand the need for travel professionals. At the time it was a big decision, but one they were convinced was the right thing to do for their future. After just eight months, they’ve now sold enough holidays to beat the unique Money-Back Challenge and have received their franchise fee back.

Natasha explains: “We had a really bad experience as a consumer after booking a holiday with another company and then having to cancel due to the pandemic. It was a catalyst to saying ‘we could do this so much better’. We were obviously very worried about Covid and its impact on travel, but after watching the video tour, reading reviews and speaking to others out there, I knew it was right for us. The one thing we are well known for is our passion for travel.

“We run the business part-time around other jobs, and I also run a beauty business. When we decided to go for it we immediately started to promote our new business and created a Facebook group and invited everyone we knew to it. So we went into training as prepared as we could be. We finished training at 3pm on the Friday and by 4.30pm on the same day we had our first booking, and it was from a complete stranger. One of our biggest bookings came from a lady who had just booked in for an eyebrow wax with me for £10. It was a holiday to the Maldives, initially just for 2 people, but it turned into a group holiday worth over £20,000. Getting this booking was an amazing feeling!”

Natasha adds: “We pride ourselves on our five star reviews, and first-class customer service is definitely the key to our success. Winning the Money-Back Challenge has been a complete bonus. We love what we do and making the decision to join The Travel Franchise is one of the best decisions we have ever made.”

The Money-Back Challenge is offered to all franchisees on the Elite package (£14,995), which is The Travel Franchise’s most popular offering. Elite franchisees also benefit from an ‘Elite experience’ where they get to visit a dream destination, such as Mauritius, along with other agents and get personal mentoring from a founder.

Unlike many of its competitors, franchisees do not need any travel agent experience or qualifications to join. Franchises range between just £2,995+VAT to £49,995+VAT depending on the chosen package.