Did you know that The Travel Franchise returns your initial franchise fee if you achieve a set amount of commission in your first year?
Simply sign up on our Elite package, plan and book enough holidays in 12 months, and your entire business start-up costs – £14,995 – are refunded.
In 2025 we had a RECORD NUMBER of people achieve this, including one couple (see below) that succeeded in just 4 months! Imagine building a successful business in such a short time and having your investment given back to you! But why did we have to refund so many people this year…
A combination of our investment into training, support and technology, coupled with industry trends (more people are booking holidays through agents) is helping personal consultants become successful quicker.
Read our Q&A with co-founder Paul Harrison to find out how you could join and get your business franchise fee refunded AND earn great money in your first year of operation.
Q. Can you explain the rules of the Money Back Challenge please?
It’s quite simple. We give the franchise fee back if you achieve our sales target and sell enough holidays to make £xx,xxx commission in 12 months. You’ll find out the figure when you chat with me before you sign but you’ll be surprised that this achievable even without any former experience in travel.
Q. How hard is it to achieve?
We’ve refunded dozens and dozens of business owners and 2025 was a record year.
We were proud to have five people beat it in one week late January 2025! While one couple, Karl and Lindsey, achieved it in just 4 months!
While they had one HUGE booking, you can absolutely achieve it if you make two bookings a week (easily done in your spare time if you have another job).
In 2025, we believe it became easier for many reasons: more people are booking through agents, we’ve negotiated even better commissions and exclusive deals with travel partners, and we’ve invested millions in tools and initiatives which make it easier for agents to convert bookings!
While some people like and Laura and Wendy achieved the Challenge in 2025 working alone, others such as Karl and Lindsey and Jess and James, book holidays as a couple.
Q. Do they tend to have a background in travel?
No. Almost all of them, like Wendy and Laura or Donna, have never worked in travel before or had their own business. They rely on the expert training, support and mentorship provided by the NJT team. You’ll have a business development manager (BDM) to help you and an ops team to help you with any issues too.
Q. Why on earth would you want to give back £14,995 to so many people?
We want people to adopt a winning mindset from the get go. If you become successful we do too. Your franchise fee pays for your business infrastructure, booking technology, training and support by travel experts. But if you make enough sales, you generate enough profit to justify us returning that investment.
Q. OK, so give some examples on the tools you now provide that make it easier to make more holiday bookings?
As a company we’ve expanded and launched new initiatives which makes it easier to make bigger bookings, find customers and keep them. For example we now have an experienced cruise team who train consultants – cruising tends to have a higher ticket price and higher levels of commission.
We also have a new revamped Partners in Travel scheme which helps you partner with a charity, business or sports club providing you with leads without you looking for them! Take a look at Hannah who partners with numerous charities and achieved our Challenge! In 2026 she hopes to raise £20k for charity, whilst making a good salary herself.
And did you see our incredible FREE customer quotation tool – it’s helped so many agents boost their conversion rate.
Q. What time of year is it best to start?
That’s tricky to answer as it depends on the person. For example we have a lot of teachers who want to complete the 5-day virtual training in their holidays and mums that want to do it outside of the school holidays! There is still a tendency for the busiest time of the year to be January to March (Peaks) so many people like to launch a business in by January 1st ready for the surge. That said, in 2025 we had record holiday sales nearly every month.
The process of joining isn’t really quick with training dates often booked a couple of months in advance so it’s best to chat to us as soon as possible if you are serious about joining.
Q. Do you have to reinvest the money you win back on the business?
No! Some people spend it on a holiday or a car. Others have taken out a loan for the franchise so pay off their loan immediately. Some just pop it in the bank for a rainy day or put it into their pension fund or pay off some of their mortgage. At the end of the day you are getting £14,995 on top of the salary you’ve earned through commission for the year so it’s really just a really big bonus!
