Lee & Louise: From HR and IT to million-pound success
Eight years ago, Lee and Louise would never have believed they’d be celebrating earning £1 million in commission from their own travel business in 2025. But that’s exactly what this determined husband-and-wife team have achieved, and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. Back then, life looked very different. Louise was working in HR, while […]
How Louise started a family travel business with no experience and gained a whole new community
When Louise decided to start a travel business, she didn’t come from the industry. In fact, she had never worked in travel before. She was a childminder, running her own small business from home – and feeling ready for change. She wanted freedom. More joy. And most of all, she wanted to travel. “I didn’t […]
Couple achieve Money-Back Challenge in just 4 months after big private jet booking
We’re the only franchise who will refund your franchise fee if you achieve a set amount of commission in your first year. While many of our new joiners reach that milestone within six months, married couple Lindsey and Karl have just smashed the record hitting it in just four! What’s even more impressive is they’ve […]
Meet Dean and Simon who won our Money-Back Challenge and have booked over £1m in holidays!
If you’re someone who tends to delay chasing your dreams, you might want to follow Dean and Simon’s advice and join sooner rather than later. This married couple took the leap and trained with us in December 2023, completing their training and launching their travel business right before Christmas, while still running their existing company. […]
How Alex & Tracy are building a travel business around their day jobs
Ever dreamt of turning your passion for holidays into a thriving travel business, but worried you don’t have the time? Meet Alex and Tracy, who are proving that you can build a successful travel business part-time, even while juggling busy careers. The couple joined The Travel Franchise in May 2025 and just three days after […]
Retirement Business Opportunities: How Over 40s and 50s Can Start a Home-Based Travel Franchise
Whether you’re planning on retiring or already retired, you can still stay professionally active — at your own pace — with the right retirement business opportunities. From slowing down from the fast pace of work to entering retirement gently doing something you love, there’s an amazing home-based business for over 50s. The answer lies in […]
Part-time duo from Doncaster race ahead with our Partners in Travel Scheme
It was in May 2019 that long-term work colleagues, Mike and Sean, partnered up and launched their travel venture. Today (and we’re sure they won’t mind us saying) they are the Morecambe and Wise of travel in Yorkshire. Tune into any of their monthly Facebook Live “shows” and if nothing else you’re sure to have […]
Dynamic duo, Mark and Isobel, have booked over £10-million-worth of holidays from home (and abroad). Could you too?
Mark McCardie joined The Travel Franchise in 2017 with his partner Isobel. Six years on they passed the £10 million milestone, have around 1,800 clients on their database and employ several members of staff. While they work hard, they also spend the winter in the Canaries, travel all over the world and LOVE their job. […]