The Travel Franchise

About The Travel Franchise

The Travel Franchise is the UK’s number one franchise for people completely new to travel. It gives aspiring entrepreneurs everything they need to launch their own home-based travel agency after just five days of live, virtual training and start earning industry-leading commission from day one. No prior travel experience is required. No office is needed. No previous sales background is necessary. Just a genuine passion for travel and the drive to build something entirely your own.

The company has been helping people change their careers and change their lives through travel for over 20 years. In that time, more than 750 consultants have built thriving businesses, many earning £40,000 or more part-time and over £100,000 full-time. Some have created multi-million-pound travel agencies. What they all have in common is that they started from scratch, followed the proven model, and had the right support behind them at every stage of the journey.

In both 2025 and 2026, The Travel Franchise was named the Best Lifestyle Franchise in the World for two consecutive years at the International Franchise Association’s Global Franchise Awards. It also won Best European Franchise at the same awards and has been named Britain’s Best Home-Based Franchise. It is ranked as one of the top 10 franchises in the UK overall and is the only travel franchise to make that list, sitting alongside major household brands in the top rankings. The business is also backed by two celebrity brand ambassadors, TV broadcaster Eamonn Holmes OBE and double Olympic champion Daley Thompson CBE, both of whom attend company events and retreats throughout the year.

“It’s definitely changed my life. It’s changed my son’s life. I will never go back to a nine-to-five job ever.” – Lisa, Travel Consultant

Two packages designed for every starting point

The Travel Franchise offers two main packages designed to suit different levels of readiness, investment and lifestyle. Whether someone wants to start gradually part-time or go all in from the beginning, there is a route in that works for their situation.

The Lite Mentorship Programme starts from the equivalent of just £28 a week and is the most accessible entry point into the travel industry currently available. It is designed for people who want to build a travel business around their existing life without giving up their current income. From day one, every Lite consultant is personally paired with one of 20 hand-picked experienced travel professionals who acts as both mentor and booking partner. Both earn commission on every booking that completes, making it a genuine and profitable partnership from the very first day. When the time feels right, upgrading to Elite is a natural and well-supported next step.

The results speak for themselves. One Lite consultant generated over £81,000 in sales in her first two and a half months, including a single £50,488 booking for a six-and-a-half-week trip to Canada and Alaska.

“I can highly recommend the Lite package. Working with an experienced consultant from day one is great. A really great way to start a travel business.” – Jo, Lite Consultant

The Elite package at £14,995 plus VAT is the flagship and the most popular choice. It includes five days of intensive live online training delivered in small groups, a dedicated business consultant from day one, two fully funded overseas mentorship retreats to luxury destinations around the world, the complete technology suite and the Money-Back Challenge, where the entire franchise fee is refunded if a set commission level is achieved in the first 12 months. For anyone ready to build something serious, the Elite package is the most complete travel business opportunity available in the UK.

All packages include:

• Live virtual five-day Academy training rated excellent on Trustpilot, delivered in small groups for maximum interaction and support
• Immediate access to over 450 travel suppliers and 40 key trade partners offering exclusive deals unavailable to the public
• ABTA and ATOL protected holidays across millions of options, from city breaks to luxury tailor-made itineraries
• A dedicated business consultant from day one, providing ongoing mentoring, coaching and practical business advice
• Your own personal marketing website, landing pages, social media presence and ready-made marketing content
• Head-office operations team with over 1,000 years of combined experience handling all ticketing, schedule changes and travel admin
• TProfile quotation tool to create visually stunning, interactive professional quotes that dramatically increase booking conversion rates
• NJT Smart AI, a cutting-edge AI platform built specifically for travel consultants, combining the premium features of ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, provided completely free
•   Vision CRM system acting as a personal assistant to manage client relationships, track commission and support repeat booking growth
• Two fully funded overseas mentorship retreats included in the Elite package to destinations including Mauritius, Jamaica, Japan and the Caribbean
• Money-Back Challenge on the Elite package: earn a set commission level in your first 12 months and receive your entire initial franchise investment refunded
• Partners in Travel programme, enabling franchisees to partner with local businesses, charities, schools and golf clubs
• Backing from celebrity brand ambassadors Eamonn Holmes OBE and double Olympic champion Daley Thompson CBE
• Weekly live webinars, WhatsApp and Facebook support groups, in-person training events and annual conferences

Did you know?

The Travel Franchise has an expected revenue of £150,000 after 2 years!

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Who joins The Travel Franchise?

The Travel Franchise is genuinely open to people from every background, age and walk of life. Former police officers, NHS workers, teachers, army veterans, corporate professionals, paramedics, hairdressers, construction workers, stay-at-home parents and retirees have all built successful businesses. Indeed, 98% of franchisees had no travel background before joining and most had never run their own business. What they share is a love of travel and the drive to build something of their own.

The most successful franchisees tend to be coachable, proactive, warm with people and willing to follow a proven model. The business rewards those who treat it seriously, tell people what they do, build genuine client relationships and focus on delivering outstanding service that brings customers back again and again and sends their friends.

“I have been with The Travel Franchise for just over six years and it’s been an incredible journey. We love that we’ve escaped the nine-to-five and can travel the world whenever we want.” – Susan and Ian, Travel Consultants

The training and support journey

Training begins with a pre-recorded introduction before moving into the five-day live Academy induction, delivered in small groups and rated excellent on Trustpilot. By the end, franchisees are fully equipped to start making bookings. Many make their first booking the same day their training finishes.

From there, every franchisee is assigned a dedicated business consultant who works alongside them throughout their entire journey. This is not a call centre operative or a distant helpdesk. It is a real person who knows the franchisee, understands their goals and provides the kind of practical ongoing guidance that makes a genuine difference to business growth.

Elite franchisees also receive two fully funded overseas mentorship retreats as standard. These immersive weeks in luxury destinations combine intensive business coaching from co-founders Steve Witt and Paul Harrison with first-hand experience of the hotels and resorts franchisees go on to sell. Past destinations include Mauritius, Jamaica, Japan and the Caribbean. Franchisees consistently describe these trips as the most transformative experiences of their business journey, the moment everything clicks and ambition shifts to a completely different level.

The investment

The Lite package starts from the equivalent of £28 a week. The Elite package is £14,995 plus VAT, payable in full or spread over 36 months interest-free. A monthly management fee of £99 plus VAT covers the personal marketing website, ongoing marketing support and the back-office operations team for both packages. Paying the Elite fee in full gives access to the Money-Back Challenge, the only offer of its kind in the travel franchise sector.

“We finished training at 3.00 pm on the Friday, and by 4.30 pm on the same day we had our first booking. And it was from a complete stranger. What an amazing feeling!” – Natasha and James, Travel Consultants

Celebrity brand ambassadors

The Travel Franchise is backed by TV broadcaster Eamonn Holmes OBE and double Olympic champion Daley Thompson CBE, two of the most recognisable faces in British public life. Both attend company events, retreats and conferences throughout the year, lending the brand a level of credibility and reach that most franchise opportunities simply cannot offer. For franchisees, that association is a genuine commercial asset. It opens doors, builds trust and gives clients an additional reason to choose a Not Just Travel consultant over an anonymous online booking platform.

The Hays Travel Independence Group partnership

Through its partnership with the Hays Travel Independence Group, The Travel Franchise gives franchisees access to over £1 billion in annual buying power. This means genuinely competitive commercial terms with suppliers, access to trade-only pricing the public cannot find online and the commercial credibility of a major industry player behind every booking. Franchisees can offer their clients better choice, better protection and often better pricing than anything available on a comparison website. That commercial advantage, combined with personal service, is what turns first-time bookers into loyal clients who return year after year.

Partners in travel

The Partners in Travel programme gives franchisees a powerful route to building their client base beyond their immediate personal network. By partnering with local businesses, schools, charities, golf clubs and community organisations, franchisees tap into large existing audiences who are referred to them in exchange for a share of commission. It is one of the most effective client acquisition strategies in the business and particularly powerful for franchisees who want to grow quickly without relying solely on personal contacts.

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