Meet Sally who sold over £100,000 of holidays in October 2022 (in just 2 bookings)
Despite the cost-of-living crisis, the travel industry remains buoyant with many of our consultants breaking sales’ records and taking big bookings ahead of the ‘Peaks’ January-to-March season, when travel agents typically take more bookings than any other time of the year. Take Sally Bosman, for example, who sold over £100,000 worth of holidays in October […]
We’ve achieved £1 million in holiday sales in one month, say husband and wife team
Husband and wife team Mark and Isobel McCardie are celebrating, having secured over £1 million in holiday sales in just one month. In July alone, Mark and Isobel helped organised 134 departures for customers. In the last six months, the couple has enjoyed five of their best months of sales on record. Surprisingly, one factor […]
I’m a 40-something mum and made £3 million in sales in my first five years
Seven years ago Palvi was a frustrated mum who had hit a glass ceiling, trying to juggle family life with inflexible hours and a long commute as a marketing manager. Just five years later she had taken £3 million in sales working as a travel consultant from home and travelling the world. Says Palvi: “Launching […]
I skipped uni and started my own agency at 18
Our youngest consultant, Joe Boot, joined at 18 and recently celebrated selling £2 million in holidays, despite no former experience in travel. Joe came across The Travel Franchise, joined within a couple of weeks and, after five days of training, began selling holidays part-time while working at a restaurant. “When I left sixth form I […]
This is why my travel business is more rewarding than any job
With 6 years as a Personal Travel Consultant under her belt, franchisee Lisa has had plenty of time to reflect on being her own boss. We caught up with her to learn more about what makes this business so special. Watch Lisa’s interview below to find out: Lisa swapped a career she hated for one […]
Why becoming a travel consultant was perfect for my retirement
Becoming a personal travel consultant wasn’t in Jane’s plans for retirement. Then, she realised it could be the perfect next career. When Jane was about to retire from the police force she knew she wasn’t ready to stop working. Then a conversation with some ex-colleagues about their travel business made her realise what she wanted […]
Why I’m so excited to upgrade from Lite to Elite
Not everyone can – or wants – to quit a career to kickstart a new business without knowing it will be a success. That’s why our low-cost, low-risk Lite Package attracts many savvy entrepreneurs, like Dale Sidebottom, who joined in July 2021 and continued to work full time for a finance company. Dale loved our […]
Trending: Travel consultants with pop-up-shops in local cafes
Karen is one of our latest consultants to set up shop in a local cafe for a few hours a week. It’s all to promote her travel business, which she runs in her spare time. Although she and her husband only launched their travel consultancy at the end of May 2021, by June 2022 they […]
How I find fantastic customers, just by talking about holidays
This week we caught up with franchisee Julie, to find out more about how she gets customers, simply by talking about holidays everywhere she goes. Watch her full video to find out: Why Julie decided to join and swap careers from something she didn’t enjoy How she finds customers everywhere she goes What her life […]
How I turned £25 of flyers into my biggest ever booking
Franchisee Ashlie tells us all about how she’s managed to make her biggest ever booking from a simple advertising flyer. Watch Ashlie’s full video to learn more about: How she switched careers to become a personal travel consultant What she loves most about the work The surprising place she was when her huge Maldives booking […]
