Facebook ad changed my life says former banker with passion for travel
What would make you switch careers from a 9-5 banking job and start a home-based travel agency from scratch? Answer: For Ushma it was a Facebook advert on the back of two intrepid worldwide trips and an urge to live and breathe travel. “I came back to the UK and thought: ‘There is something about […]
How redundancy and a “leap of faith” changed my life at 50
What would you do if a restructure made you redundant and you were approaching 50. For Julie, who had held a senior role in financial services for over 10 years, the answer was simple. See it as a sign and invest the redundancy money into launching her own business in something she was passionate about. […]
How Nicola took her travel business — and her dog Brutus — on the road to Crete, while staying connected with her fellow consultants
Let’s give a big shoutout to Nicola, one of our inspiring travel consultants who’s proving that remote working doesn’t mean doing it alone. She recently hit an exciting milestone — running her business from the sun-drenched island of Crete, with her trusty sidekick Brutus by her side. It all began with a visit to a […]
She got her business for free: Meet Lori-Ann, our latest Money Back Challenge winner!
Imagine launching a brand-new travel business, building it around your family life, and within just one year… being handed back £14,995 — the full cost of your franchise — because you achieved something amazing. That’s exactly what happened to Lori-Ann, our latest Money Back Challenge winner. And it’s more than just a refund — it’s […]
From uni graduate to nearly Diamond: How Elliott built a £500K travel business before 30
When Elliott joined The Travel Franchise at just 23 years old, he’d never worked in travel. Fresh out of university, he saw the opportunity as a flexible sideline — a way to build a business around his lifestyle, supported by his partner, Bethan. Nearly five years later, that sideline has grown into a thriving, full-time […]
Consultant makes over £330K in cruise sales in just three days
In just three days last month, Gemma secured over £330,000 in P&O Cruises bookings. In just four weeks, she approached half a million pounds in total holiday sales — 99% of which were cruises. Her success during the recent P&O Cruises 2027 itinerary launch was nothing short of extraordinary. She personally handled 78 bookings in […]
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 […]
Mum builds thriving travel business to become one of our ‘Diamond’ agents
Working part time for a software company and looking after two kids under the age of six simply wasn’t enough for Amy. “I wanted to do something for myself that I was interested in and could run alongside my other job in admin”. Although she had never worked in the travel industry before, she loved […]
He’s the biggest name in breakfast TV and now he’s joined our team! Find out more about our spokesperson Eamonn Holmes OBE, his love of travel and his tips for agents.
In case you missed it, Eamonn Holmes OBE joined our company last month and we couldn’t be more thrilled to have him on board. In May he accompanied 85 of our consultants and 10 members of our corporate team on a company trip to Scandinavia with Princess Cruises and next week he will co-host The […]
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. […]