Meet the award winners: the stories behind our Summer Celebration 2026 champions
A few years ago, the people in this blog were exactly where you might be right now. Googling travel franchises late at night, reading stories like this one and wondering whether someone like them could really make it work. A midwife from Doncaster. A teacher. A couple running a fish and chip shop in the […]
Awards, suppliers and big announcements: inside The Travel Franchise Summer Celebration 2026
Every so often we get the whole Not Just Travel family in one room, and it never gets old. Not Just Travel is the consumer-facing brand of The Travel Franchise, the name our consultants trade under when they book holidays for their customers. Last weekend hundreds of consultants from all over the UK came together […]
What happens when The Travel Franchise takes thirty consultants to Mauritius for a week
Most franchises give you a training manual and a Zoom call. But not us, we actually take you places. And we’ve just returned from our latest Elite Experience in Mauritius. Every year we take a group of our consultants somewhere in the world for what we call the Elite Experience. Japan, Jamaica, the Caribbean, Mexico. […]
How we hosted a New Year New Start event to kick-start our consultants’ biggest year yet
At The Travel Franchise, we don’t just talk about success – we invest in it. This weekend, we officially kicked off 2026 in spectacular style, hosting our New Year New Start event with over 350 travel consultants, corporate team members, and more than 50 key trade travel partners all under one roof. Held at the […]
A record-breaking cruise training day: 90 consultants and top cruise brands under one roof
We’ve just wrapped up our largest cruise gathering to date, with over 90 Travel Consultants in the room – and from the moment the doors opened at the Crowne Plaza Stratford-upon-Avon, the energy was electric. This wasn’t just another training day. It was a full-on celebration of cruise, confidence and community. Led by our senior […]
We’ve just had our biggest team event in our history – see what it means for you if you join
This week we held our biggest-ever corporate summit, bringing together 80 members of our corporate team to align on strategy, unveil ambitious plans for 2026 and celebrate this year’s achievements. Our consultants have achieved record holiday bookings and commissions in 2025; some have won coveted industry awards and our trophy cabinet is brimming! This year […]
Our Platinum Conference took place on a luxury Caribbean cruise – see what’s possible when you build a travel business with us
Last week, our top travel consultants swapped grey UK skies for Caribbean sunshine boarding Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Getaway for our annual Platinum “Getaway” Conference. For five days, they sailed from Miami to Cozumel and Great Stirrup Cay, combining luxury, learning and celebration in a way that perfectly reflects what it feels like to grow […]
Our first company river cruise prepares agents for a booming travel trend
The Travel Franchise is known for staying ahead of the curve and preparing our agents to capitalise on them. This month, we reached another exciting milestone: our first-ever company river cruise, a seven-night Gastronomy of the Seine voyage through the heart of Normandy, in partnership with our key trade partner Riviera Travel. Ten of our […]
Our latest free retreat is underway in Japan where 30 lucky consultants are being immersed in rich cultural experiences and expert coaching
From Tokyo’s neon-lit streets to Kyoto’s ancient temples, 30 of our consultants embarked on an unforgettable Elite Experience in Japan last weekend. It’s the first time we’ve hosted our mentorship retreat in this trending destination and the results have been extraordinary. This immersive trip, included in our Elite package, is designed to combine expert training, […]
Last week we jetted 27 consultants to Mauritius for a free overseas mentorship retreat. Find out why…
Our long-haul luxury escape is designed to inspire and educateAt The Travel Franchise, we’ve built innovative, hands-on strategies to help people with no prior travel experience launch successful businesses. The one that truly skyrockets people’s business? Two free overseas mentoring retreats packed with expert-led workshops, one-on-one sessions, and networking with some of the most successful […]