Franchising details
About The Travel Franchise
Success at The Travel Franchise begins with the right foundation. The five-day live online training course is intensive, practical and delivered in small groups for maximum interaction and support. It is rated excellent on Trustpilot by every cohort that completes it. 98 per cent of those people had never worked in travel before. Yet they leave training ready to make bookings, handle enquiries confidently and start building a client base that will grow stronger with every passing month.
New franchisees start planning and booking holidays after just five days of live virtual training and begin earning industry-leading commission from over 450 travel suppliers from that point forward.
From day one franchisees have access to a dedicated Business Consultant, a large head office operations team handling all ticketing and admin, professional booking technology, their own personal marketing website and the full suite of tools needed to run a professional travel agency.
The business is backed by celebrity brand ambassadors TV broadcaster Eamonn Holmes OBE and double Olympic champion Daley Thompson CBE and has been voted the world’s Best Lifestyle Franchise for two consecutive years, 2025 and 2026.
The technology infrastructure is exceptional. Every franchisee gets the TProfile quotation tool, which creates visually stunning interactive client proposals that significantly increase booking conversion rates, and NJT Smart AI, a platform built specifically for travel consultants that combines the premium features of leading AI tools including ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. Comparable AI tools would cost up to £300 a month purchased separately. Both are provided to every franchisee completely free.
More reasons to start today
- Flexible investment options from the equivalent of £28 a week for Lite or £14,995 plus VAT for Elite
- Two fully funded overseas mentorship retreats to luxury destinations included in the Elite package as standard
- Familiarisation trips to sample trending destinations and build genuine product knowledge
- A community of hundreds of supportive franchisees across the UK sharing tips and knowledge
- Money-Back Challenge on the Elite package-where if you reach a set level of commission in your first year and your entire investment is refunded, giving you the very real possibility of building a business that pays for itself.
- Dedicated Business Consultant providing one-to-one personalised support throughout the journey
- Private Facebook groups and WhatsApp communities for peer advice and shared knowledge
- Technical helpdesk available six days a week with fast response times
- In-person training days**,** annual conferences and overseas events throughout the year
- Weekly supplier webinars and business development sessions
- TProfile quotation tool and NJT Smart AI both provided completely free
- Vision CRM system for client management, commission tracking and business performance
- Marketing campaigns, ready-made content and professional tools from day one
- Backing from celebrity brand ambassadors Eamonn Holmes OBE and Daley Thompson CBE
- Partners in Travel programme to build client base through local business partnerships
Franchise costs and details
Training and support
The support that follows training is where The Travel Franchise genuinely sets itself apart. Every franchisee gets a dedicated Business Consultant for the entirety of their journey. This is not a helpdesk operative. It is a real person who knows the franchisee by name, understands their goals and personal circumstances, helps them set meaningful targets and provides the kind of practical ongoing guidance that makes the difference between a business that grows consistently and one that stalls.
Beyond the Business Consultant, franchisees have access to a head office operations team with over 1,000 years of combined industry experience, a WhatsApp helpdesk available six days a week for urgent booking queries, weekly training webinars, in-person training days, annual conferences, Seminar at Sea cruise training events and a large community of fellow consultants across the UK sharing knowledge and support daily.
For Elite franchisees the journey includes two fully funded overseas mentorship retreats in luxury destinations. These immersive weeks, to places like Mauritius, Jamaica, Japan and the Caribbean, combine intensive business coaching from co-founders Steve Witt and Paul Harrison with first-hand resort experience that transforms how franchisees sell the destinations they visit. Franchisees consistently describe these retreats as the most impactful weeks of their business journey and many say they are worth the franchise fee alone.
The unique Money-Back Challenge means Elite franchisees who earn a set commission level in their first twelve months receive their entire £14,995 franchise fee fully refunded. It is a direct, contractual expression of the company’s commitment to franchisee success and dozens of franchisees have achieved it, some in as little as six months.
For those who want a more gradual start, the Lite Mentorship Programme from the equivalent of £28 a week provides an accessible part-time entry with an experienced mentor managing all booking complexity from day one. Both the new consultant and the mentor earn from every booking, creating genuine commercial alignment from the very start.
Case studies
“We finished training at 3pm on the Friday and by 4.30pm on the same day we had our first booking. What an amazing feeling!” – Natasha and James, Travel Consultants
“There’s no way we could have built our company from scratch if we hadn’t bought a franchise. We have grown our business on our terms, at our pace, and now have a brilliant lifestyle.” – Colman and Rachael Coyne, Travel Consultants
