From pouring pints behind the bar to building a travel business at 74: Meet Clive
Clive spent most of his working life running a pub and pouring pints. But when lockdown hit, he began to reflect on the next chapter. “After lockdown I thought once the pub tenancy finishes I should look for something else to do because I didn’t want to retire. I enjoy meeting people too much and […]
Second acts, big adventures: Why your 60s and 70s are the perfect time to start in travel
Clive: A new adventure at 70 For most of his working life, Clive was behind the bar, running pubs and pulling pints. But lockdown made him pause and rethink. “Once the tenancy finished, I thought I should look for something else to do. I don’t want to retire – I enjoy meeting people too much.” […]
Sixty and starting afresh: Adrian’s story.
Too old to start something new? Think again. At The Travel Franchise, plenty of people join us in their 50s and even 60s. Age isn’t a barrier when you’ve got a passion for travel. Just ask Adrian Doyle. Adrian came back to the UK in 2019 after spending 21 years in Spain working in a […]
Made redundant? Be your own boss and launch your own business, like Zoe
What do you do if you’re approaching 50 and made redundant? See it as an opportunity to change your life and use the redundancy money to launch your own business like Zoe! We have many people who reinvest their redundancy money in a franchise. While 98 per cent are new to the industry (we’re known […]
Made Redundant? Launch Your Own Travel Business and Take Back Control
Being made redundant can be a difficult and emotional experience. Without the security and structure of your job, the future may seem uncertain. But the the good news is that redundancy doesn’t have to be the end — it can be the start of something new. You have options. While you could immediately start applying […]
Meet Fiona: “I wish I’d done it years ago!” Don’t wait to launch your business in travel – do it now!
For Fiona, redundancy led her to rejuvenation and a brand new lease of life. Of course no one wants to be made redundant, but so often it’s the push we need to finally take control and do something we’ve always wanted to do. Having spent 35 years working in science labs as a technician and […]
Made redundant at 59… now a homeworking travel consultant with a £60k booking under her belt and a dream house in Cyprus. Meet Marietta
How buying a travel franchise enabled me to be my own boss, enjoy dream holidays and build my dream home in Cyprus…. in my sixties. Action woman Marietta, aged 63, from Hampshire, skis almost every winter, has scuba dived the Great Barrier Reef and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Despite working in travel, for a tour operator […]