Sarah left a 17 year career to be her own boss. One month in, she’s made £75k worth of bookings
Sarah had been at the same company for 17 years when she finally did the thing she’d been thinking about for over a year. She resigned, trained as a travel consultant in June, and within her first month she had made 8 bookings worth £75k . She still sounds a little surprised by it. That […]
Meet Cath Bracegirdle, the Lite package mentor who just helped a brand new consultant secure a £50,000 booking in her first three months
This story has everything. A woman who tried making chocolates, selling CCTV and running an art gallery before finding her thing. A travel business built from scratch during COVID that grew into a proper family operation. A brand new Lite consultant who generated over £80,000 in sales in her first two and a half months. […]
Q&A with Janet: From Redundancy to over £6.5 million in holiday bookings: How Janet built a thriving travel business
At The Travel Franchise, we love sharing the stories of consultants who have built something brilliant in their own way. Janet’s journey is a great example of that. After being made redundant, she decided to take a completely new path, and today she has built a successful travel business shaped by personal service, strong relationships […]
From prenatal class to travel business partners: read how Katie & Vikki made 10 bookings in their first 2 weeks!
“We launched in January… and within weeks we’d made 10 bookings.” Katie Coates and Vikki Gillies first met in a prenatal class in Bristol when their babies were just six weeks old. Those babies are now 18, and since meeting they’ve spent maternity leave together, holidayed together, and watched their children grow up close too. […]
From new starter to £12,500 Dubai booking in just one month
Starting a travel business doesn’t always mean diving in full-time from day one. For many of our franchisees, the best route is building gradually — alongside work, family, and everything else life throws in. That’s exactly what Karen did… and within just one month, she made her first booking: a six-day Dubai trip worth £12,500. […]
How Laura got her entire franchise fee back – and why now is the best time to follow her
When Laura joined Not Just Travel, she didn’t do it because she was looking for a franchise. She did it because her life felt stuck. She was exhausted in her role as a school business manager, tired of everything feeling the same, and ready for something that felt meaningful. She had no travel experience, no […]
Mum who took out a loan to switch careers from banking becomes £500k ‘Diamond’ travel consultant
Not everyone has savings to invest in a franchise, but some people are so determined to change careers that they take out a loan. Lynette, a mum of two, had never worked in travel, but took a leap of faith and invested in a travel franchise, running it in her spare time alongside a full-time […]
Lee & Louise: From HR and IT to million-pound success
Eight years ago, Lee and Louise would never have believed they’d be celebrating earning £1 million in commission from their own travel business in 2025. But that’s exactly what this determined husband-and-wife team have achieved, and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. Back then, life looked very different. Louise was working in HR, while […]
How Louise started a family travel business with no experience and gained a whole new community
When Louise decided to start a travel business, she didn’t come from the industry. In fact, she had never worked in travel before. She was a childminder, running her own small business from home – and feeling ready for change. She wanted freedom. More joy. And most of all, she wanted to travel. “I didn’t […]
Couple achieve Money-Back Challenge in just 4 months after big private jet booking
We’re the only franchise who will refund your franchise fee if you achieve a set amount of commission in your first year. While many of our new joiners reach that milestone within six months, married couple Lindsey and Karl have just smashed the record hitting it in just four! What’s even more impressive is they’ve […]