From burnout to booking holidays. How these teachers, bankers and other career changes now have thriving travel businesses
When we say you don’t have to have any experience of working in the travel industry to be able to join us – that’s exactly what we mean. 98 per cent of our franchisees have never worked in travel before which means we have people joining us from all backgrounds. As the number one travel […]
How I switched careers after 35 years to care for my 3-year-old son when my wife died
When Chris’s wife, Jo, tragically died of cancer in 2016 aged just 38, his life changed irrevocably. Suddenly he was a single father to Alfie, their three-year-old son. Supporting Alfie, emotionally and financially, became his first priority. Continuing to work in central London, commuting from his hometown of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, was no longer […]
How a few too many drinks at New Year led to Stan’s great idea… and a booking for over 50 people on a cruise
Stan has always had a passion for travel and worked overseas for Thomas Cook for many years as a rep and then other roles. After returning to the UK and running a variety of other businesses he decided that he would like to launch his own home-based travel agency and so he invested in a […]
Two of our consultants, Ben and Gilly, win prestigious travel awards
Two of our consultants won prestigious awards last night at TTG’s prestigious Travel Industry Awards, widely considered as the Oscars of the travel industry. Despite having never worked in travel when he joined us, Ben Casey was awarded Home-Based Agent Of The Year plus top award of the night, UK & Ireland Travel Agent of […]