Sarah has been obsessed with booking holidays for as long as she can remember. Not in a casual, flicking-through-a-brochure kind of way. Properly obsessed. Hours spent researching destinations, comparing deals, reading reviews and putting together itineraries that other people would have paid a professional to create. For years that obsession earned her nothing except a reputation among friends and family as the person to call when they needed travel advice.
Then she found The Travel Franchise. And the question of why she was giving all of that away for free became one she could finally do something about.
A decision that had been building for two years
Sarah had been keeping a close eye on The Travel Franchise for a couple of years before she actually joined. She knew two people already building travel businesses within the Not Just Travel network, the consumer-facing brand under which all consultants trade. One of them has recently gone full time, having grown the business to the point where her other work has become the optional extra rather than the main event.
Watching both of them progress planted a seed that Sarah couldn’t quite ignore. When she eventually reached out to one of them directly and asked how she found it, the answer was simple and direct. It was the best thing she had ever done.
“Seeing people that I know that are with The Travel Franchise and knowing that it works, and getting the feedback from them, was a big part of why I chose to partner with The Travel Franchise.”
Her husband told her that if she did not go for it now, she never would. So Sarah finally took the plunge.
Why the Lite Mentorship Programme made sense for her
Sarah has been running her own hairdressing business since she was sixteen and has built a loyal client base over the years. Stepping away from that entirely to pursue something new is not something she is ready to do, particularly with a ten-year-old daughter at home and a business that still needs her.
The Lite Mentorship Programme gives her a way in that works around her real life rather than asking her to rearrange it. She can keep her hairdressing business running, build her travel business in the time she has available and grow at a pace that feels right for where she is, not where someone else decided she should be.
There is also a practical advantage she had not initially considered. A hairdressing salon turns out to be one of the most naturally productive environments imaginable for a travel consultant. Every client sits in the chair for an hour and the conversation almost always turns to the same subject.
“All we talk about is, are you going on holiday this year? It’s always holidays, holidays, holidays.”
The Lite package, now available from just £995, is exactly what someone like Sarah needs. A genuine passion for travel, a network of people who trust her and a life that does not yet have space for a full-time business commitment. A dedicated mentor from day one, full training and support, and the ability to earn real commission from real bookings, all without having to go all in before the business has had a chance to prove itself.
A mentor in her corner from day one
Becky is an experienced travel consultant who has built a successful business with The Travel Franchise and is now one of the mentors supporting new Lite members as they find their feet. From the moment Sarah joins, Becky is a consistent presence throughout every step of the journey. When Sarah has a question, an idea or an enquiry she is unsure how to handle, Becky is there to help her work through it.
That support makes a direct difference from the very start.
Sarah’s first booking comes from someone she has not spoken to in years. An old client from her hairdressing days who spots her announcement on social media, reaches out and mentions that she is thinking about going away. She has never flown before and has only ever done cruising, which makes the conversation slightly more complex than a straightforward package holiday enquiry. But with Becky behind her, they work through it together and the booking is confirmed.
The reaction is pure excitement. She rings her husband immediately. The booking is a starting point, not just commercially but psychologically. It proves the model works. It proves people she has not spoken to in years will trust her with something as personal as a holiday. And it makes her want to go and find the next one.
“When I got my first booking, that made me want to get more bookings. I just rang all over the place going, I’ve got my first booking.”
Where she is heading
Sarah is clear about where she wants this to go. The Lite Mentorship Programme is the right starting point for where she is now, but it is not where she intends to stay. Her goal is to upgrade to the Elite package within the two-year contract, once the business has grown to the point where the leap feels right rather than forced.
Longer term, she wants to reduce her hairdressing commitments, work from home and build a business that keeps her closer to her family. The travel business is the vehicle for that. The Lite package is how she is getting started.
“Eventually I do want to be on the Elite. So hopefully I can upgrade within the two years. But obviously that’s all down to me really trying. If I start to see that this is really working for me, then I will take the plunge.”
That attitude, the combination of honesty about where she is and clarity about where she is going, is exactly what the Lite Mentorship Programme is built for. A route into the travel industry that meets people where they are and gives them the space to grow on their own terms
Starting from just £995
The Lite Mentorship Programme is now available from just £995, with a new flexible payment option that makes it easier than ever to get started. Sarah’s story is one of the clearest illustrations of who this package is designed for. Someone with a passion for travel, an existing life that cannot be put on hold and a genuine desire to build something of their own without having to choose between stability and ambition.
The knowledge comes with the training. The mentor comes from day one. And the customers, as Sarah is already discovering, were always already there.
