Our award-winning business

Officially Best in Britain and the World!

We’re masters at helping people new to travel and we have the awards to prove it!

In 2024 we were voted Britain’s Best Home-based Franchise and in 2025 we made it to the top of the international podium when at the International Franchise Association (IFA) Convention in Las Vegas we were named:
🏆 Best Lifestyle Franchise worldwide 🏆 Best Franchise in Europe

Then in 2026, we did it again. At the Global Franchise Awards (the Oscars of the franchise world) in Las Vegas, we were named Best Lifestyle Franchise in the World for the second year running.

🏆 Best Lifestyle Franchise worldwide (2026) Two years, two titles. The same verdict from the most respected voices in franchising: this is officially the best lifestyle franchise on the planet.

We’ve also been ranked No. 10 in Franchise Direct’s Top 100 alongside Burger King and ahead of big brands such as Vodafone!

Other top awards include:
👉 Best Homeworking Travel Agency – Cruise 👉 Sustainability Champion of the Year 👉 Luxury Homeworking Agency of the Year (Large) Plus our co-founders were voted Scale-Up Entrepreneurs of the Year!

Not Just Travel is one of the fastest growing and innovative homeworking agencies – it’s a pleasure to work with them. We enjoy a strong, strategic partnership through training, sharing and sourcing key offers and exclusive deals, as well as hosting many NJT agents on FAM trips to help increase their product knowledge

Nichola Marston

Gold Medal Trade Partnership Manager

Our award-winning agents

We’re not the only ones winning awards. We train and support our franchisees to become winners and that’s exactly what they’ve become, despite having no former experience in travel.

Examples include:

Ben Casey (right): Ben was named Home-Based Travel Agent of the Year plus Agent of the Year 2023 in TTG‘s esteemed Travel Industry Awards.

Gilly Bachelor (right): Named Smarter, Better, Fairer Travel Agent of the Year 20223 in TTG‘s Travel Industry Awards

David Walker: Crowned Leisure Agent of the Year 2023 by Industry trade newspaper, Travel Weekly.

Ross Johnson: Named TTG‘s New Luxury Travel Designer of the Year 2023.

Rachael and Colman Coyne: This couple won the Great British Franchisee Award from WhichFranchise.com

Rachel Tredwell: Winner of Guides for Brides Customer Service Award 2022 and 2023 and was shortlisted for TTG‘s New Luxury Designer 2023.

The Travel Franchise gave me all the support, encouragement and guidance I needed to make a success of my new travel business, despite having never worked in travel before.”

Ben Casey

Not Just Travel Personal Travel Consultant

Good for the industry, good for the people, good for the environment

Our customer-facing brand Not Just Travel was voted the first ever Sustainability Champion of the Year (Large Agency) at Travel Weekly’s 2022 Agent Achievement Awards for our Climate Hero initiative.

Selected by travel industry suppliers including tour operators, airlines, cruise lines and tourist boards, our
co-founders were presented the award by Travel Weekly editor-in-chief Lucy Huxley (pictured left).

In 2023 The Travel Franchise also won Eco Franchise of the Year at the Disruptive Franchise Awards and in 2024 we announced that we would be further developing sustainable programme throughout the year.

I’ve been overwhelmed by the positive response from existing customers, new prospects and local businesses when they hear about Climate Hero

Rachel Tredwell

Not Just Travel Personal Travel Consultant

Our award-winning business

Officially Best in Britain and the World!

Our award-winning agents

Good for the industry, good for the people, good for the environment

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