YOUR TRAVEL TRAINING
With us, you don’t just get a quick course and then you’re on your own. You receive structured training and mentoring designed to help you build a successful travel business, even if you’ve never sold a holiday before.
Starting a career in travel is exciting. But to succeed, you need more than just a love for holidays and destinations. You need strong travel agent skills: understanding how to build itineraries, handle bookings, work with suppliers and deliver outstanding customer service. That’s why travel and tourism training is so important.
For those looking to become a travel agent without any experience, professional guidance helps you bridge the gap between passion and profit. The right travel agent training gives you the confidence and knowledge to sell holidays, use specialist booking systems and stay compliant with industry standards.
With The Travel Franchise, you’ll receive structured, practical training designed specifically for no experience travel agents, helping you start fast, avoid common mistakes and build a successful business from day one.
There are several ways to start your journey as a travel agent in the UK, depending on your goals, budget and experience. Here’s a quick comparison of the main routes available:
Many people start by studying travel and tourism courses at college or university. These programmes teach the theory behind the industry and can lead to recognised qualifications, but they often take one to two years and don’t offer business support.
A travel agent apprenticeship lets you learn while you earn, working under an established travel company. It’s a good way to gain practical skills, but positions are limited and typically suited to school leavers starting at entry-level roles.
Some agencies provide travel consultant training for new hires. You’ll learn directly from experienced agents, but this option usually requires securing a job first and doesn’t offer flexibility or the chance to run your own business.
Joining a travel franchise offers the fastest and most flexible path to becoming a work from home travel agent. With The Travel Franchise, you get full travel franchise training, business mentoring and access to trusted suppliers, so you can start earning commissions quickly while building your own brand.
While the first three routes mentioned here can work, they tend to take longer, often don’t include business support and don’t allow you to start earning quickly. With The Travel Franchise route, you get full training, industry protection and ongoing mentorship all while running your own business from home after just five days training.
Before you do your live training course, you’ll be given some pre-induction training to do online. This prepares you to get started quickly as well as getting important tasks completed.
Your live training course takes place online 9-5, so you can do it while you’re at home.
This course gets you ready to make bookings. You’ll learn about the travel industry, plus how to use the special travel agent software and exactly what to do.
You’ll also learn about business building, finding customers and getting started fast as a travel entrepreneur.
Naturally, you can’t expect to know or remember everything from 5 days of training.
That’s why you get a dedicated Business Consultant – BC, who’s by your side from the minute you finish your initial training. Plus an Operations Team to call for help in loading bookings, scheduled changes etc.
It’s also why travel and business training is an optional, ongoing feature of your business.
Plus, we’ve got The Hub, where all of the knowledge and educational material and videos etc. you might want to reference is housed.
In short, during your five-day live online training and beyond, you’ll cover:
Find out more about training in part 4 of our tour.
Your learning doesn’t stop after the 5-day course. Instead, it’s only the beginning. With The Travel Franchise, you’ll get ongoing training and support through a full calendar of live and online events designed to help you grow your home-based travel business.
Regular online travel training sessions and webinars keep you up to date with the latest destinations, booking tools and supplier offers. You’ll also be invited to exclusive training events and mentorship retreats abroad, where you can learn directly from industry experts, network with fellow franchisees and take your skills to the next level. In 2025, the locations include Japan, the Caribbean and more!
Regardless of whether you want to master specialist destinations, improve your sales techniques or refresh your travel agent qualifications, you’ll always have access to expert-led sessions and resources that help you stay ahead. That’s no matter where you are on your journey to become a travel agent.
As you grow your business, you’ll have the chance to take part in specialist training sessions that help you deepen your knowledge in key travel sectors: from luxury holidays and adventure tours to cruises. These advanced modules are ideal for anyone looking to take their travel agent course to the next level and stand out as an expert in niche markets.
Through regular supplier sessions, you’ll learn directly from leading travel brands and destination partners. These sessions give you insider insights into products, promotions and sales techniques that help you sell with confidence and authority.
For example, if you’re interested in specialising in cruises, you can explore The Travel Franchise’s dedicated Cruise Travel Franchise training, which is a popular path for those wanting to master this high-demand sector.
Whether you’ve just started your buisness, these opportunities ensure you always stay ahead, fully supported by expert partners or peace of mind.
Your Business Consultant is by your side every day. They’re there to help answer any questions and support you to expand your business.
Ask yourself: How much would it cost to hire a dedicated business consultant to be available if you had to fund this?
Business Consultants have years of travel experience and The Travel Franchise has expanded its team making the best ratio of BC : travel consultants. It’s just another example of how the brand is here to support you long-term.
“My BC was always planning with me even though I wasn’t actively working on the business yet.
I was fully supported by the NJT office team.”
Sarah, Travel Consultant
My first ever holiday booking as a certified travel agent was made about one week after I completed the initial training. I needed help with the quote and my Business Consultant helped me all the way through it”
Deepkamal Dhillon, Travel Consultant
Your learning continues long after your initial travel agent online course. Inside The Hub, which is The Travel Franchise’s exclusive online knowledge base, you’ll find everything you need to keep growing your travel business at your own pace.
From video tutorials and business tips to updates on suppliers and destinations, The Hub is your go-to resource for ongoing travel and tourism training. It’s designed to support you every step of the way as you learn and deepen your knowledge of how to become a travel agent and build confidence in selling holidays independently.
Accessible anytime, from anywhere, The Hub ensures you’re never without expert guidance or practical tools to help your business thrive.
👉 Training is just one part of the package – discover what else is included in your franchise.
Success Stories from Our Franchisees
Hear from new franchisees after they finish training. It’s a tough but exciting and rewarding week. Once they finish the course everyone can’t wait to get going and booking holidays.
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No. While traditional travel and tourism courses can help, you don’t need formal travel agent qualifications to get started. With The Travel Franchise, you’ll receive full training and support and we specialise in helping people completely new to the industry. Find out what qualifications you really need here.
Yes! The Travel Franchise programme includes a 5-day travel agent online course and our live online travel training has won awards, so you can learn from home with expert guidance every step of the way.
With The Travel Franchise, you can complete your training and start booking holidays in just 5 days.
Every franchisee benefits from full ATOL and ABTA training, ensuring you can sell holidays with complete confidence and credibility. You’ll have an ABTA number to share and you’ll be able to book holidays from operators with ATOL protection. Learn more about travel protection here.
Yes, you can run your own work-from-home travel agent business with The Travel Franchise’s model. All you need is a laptop, Wi-Fi connection and your passion for travel. Discover how to become a travel agent from home.
Definitely. Many of The Travel Franchise’s franchisees start part-time and grow at their own pace while balancing other commitments. See how to become a part-time travel agent here.
