Our newest training programme, and what it says about how we back our consultants
Most franchises train you once. You get your induction, a handshake and a good luck, and after that you are largely on your own. We have spent more than two decades doing the opposite, and our newest programme is another example of why. This September we are launching the Elevation Programme, an advanced, application-only development […]
Sarah left a 17 year career to be her own boss. One month in, she’s made £75k worth of bookings
Sarah had been at the same company for 17 years when she finally did the thing she’d been thinking about for over a year. She resigned, trained as a travel consultant in June, and within her first month she had made 8 bookings worth £75k . She still sounds a little surprised by it. That […]
Meet Dave Pope, the man leading the team that trains and supports every consultant we take on
Once I have signed up and finished my training, am I on my own? It is one of the questions we hear most often from people thinking about starting a travel business, and it is a fair one. Going it alone is daunting. We put that question to Dave Pope, our Head of Sales and […]
Can you become a travel agent for free? How to become a travel consultant in the UK
Becoming a travel agent for absolutely nothing is not realistic in the UK, because training, accreditation and booking technology all cost real money to provide, unless you choose to be employed at a travel organisation. However, if you want to start a business in travel, barriers to entry may look low but costs quickly add […]
MLM vs franchise: Why a travel agents’ franchise is the smarter choice
An MLM travel opportunity pays its members mainly for recruiting new people into a downline, while a genuine travel agents franchise pays its owners for real holiday bookings made for real customers.The Travel Franchise, from the Not Just Travel brand, is built entirely around the second model, with no recruitment quotas or downlines.For a career […]
The UAE just reopened. Here is why now could be the best time to start a travel business.
Last week the UAE lifted its travel restrictions and the travel industry went into overdrive almost immediately. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Oman, some of the most popular and sought-after destinations in the world, were suddenly back on the table. And the public, who had quietly been waiting, made their feelings very clear within […]
From corporate life to running a growing travel agency. Dean and Simon’s two-year journey with The Travel Franchise
Dean and Simon are two years into their journey with The Travel Franchise and the numbers speak for themselves. During this year’s Peaks season they completed a month with 37 bookings and just under £120,000 in holiday sales, and since the start of this year they have already added over £20,000 in future commission to […]
A teacher and an electrician, a chance encounter in Kathmandu and a travel business that is already taking off
There is a moment in most people’s lives where a passion they have always had starts to feel like something more than a hobby. Where the thing they do naturally, the thing friends turn to them for, the thing that makes an ordinary evening feel genuinely enjoyable, starts to look suspiciously like a business. For […]
The quoting tool that is changing how our consultants sell holidays, and why every single one of them gets it for free
Most travel consultants send their clients a quote by email. A list of options, some prices, maybe a few lines of description. The client reads it, thinks about it, and then goes and checks the same holiday on a comparison website because nothing in that email gave them a reason not to. TProfile changes that […]
Meet Cath Bracegirdle, the Lite package mentor who just helped a brand new consultant secure a £50,000 booking in her first three months
This story has everything. A woman who tried making chocolates, selling CCTV and running an art gallery before finding her thing. A travel business built from scratch during COVID that grew into a proper family operation. A brand new Lite consultant who generated over £80,000 in sales in her first two and a half months. […]