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The Travel Franchise
All adventures begin with a single step…
Joining the Travel Franchise is more than a chance to become your own boss and find financial independence. It’s a unique way to live your travel dreams and create unforgettable experiences for yourself, your loved ones and your clients. “I have been with The Travel Franchise for over 6 years and it’s been an incredible journey. We love that we’ve escaped the 9-5 and can travel the world whenever we want.” – Susan & Ian
- £2,995Minimum investment
Approved Serviced Apartments
Start a Approved Serviced Apartments Business
Waves is the fastest growing hand car wash franchise provider in the UK: we offer our Franchise Partners a fully-equipped car valeting centre operating from some of the best retail locations around the UK.
- £25,000Minimum investment
Award Leisure
The UK's #1 Hot Tub & Outdoor Leisure Retailer
Award Leisure is a nationally celebrated brand known for providing premier outdoor leisure products and merchandises
- £50,000Minimum investment
Best Western
The world's largest hotel family
Best Western is an award-winning global network of hotels located in over 100 countries and territories that offers accommodations for any type of traveller.
- £421,000Minimum investment
Build-A-Bear
Making Dreams Come True
Build-A-Bear provides a magical place where dreams and stuffed animals are made
- £3,740,000Minimum investment
CAHEM
Pop culture festival meets medieval fantasy
CAHEM is a unique virtual reality (VR) leisure park concept that allows customers to immerse themselves in a virtual world of fun.
- £60,000Minimum investment
- £400,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Centre VR
Experience Amazing. Embrace the future with Centre VR.
Centre VR boasts the biggest Virtual Reality centres in Europe. Join us now with opportunities throughout the UK and across the world for Centre VR franchises. We are also interested in partnering with entrepreneurs and owners to install VR facilities in your global business.
- £50,000Minimum investment
- £400,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Chock Shop
A TASTY FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY
Chock Shop is an artisan producer of chocolate brownies. But not just any old brownie, using only the finest Belgian chocolate and many other luxury ingredients, we produce the UK’s most sumptuous selection of chocolate brownies.
- £10,000Minimum investment
- £100,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Choice Hotels
You Always Have A Choice
When it comes to lodging & accommodations, our name is one of the very first things that comes to the mind of a traveller.
Christmas Decorators
Lighting Up Businesses & Homes For 25 Years
Be part of The Christmas Decorators – the UK’s favourite seasonal decorating company. Chosen by celebrities, national brands and many other iconic clients, including premiership footballers and Harrods. Our successful franchisees provide bespoke decorating services for both commercial and residential properties.
- £25,000Minimum investment
- £115,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Creation Station
Creative Franchising
- £7,999Minimum investment
DIGI-SPORTS ® NETWORK
A fast-growing and exciting franchise, DIGI-SPORTS’ exclusive multi-functional interactive wall is well-suited to any event, from birthdays to weddings to team building events.
This event franchise’s innovative wall has various uses and applications, including reflex and memory tests, team-building exercises, and various sport-related challenges.
- £9,000Minimum investment
- £100,000Expected revenue after 2 years
EVA
Esports Virtual Arenas, play esports for real!
EVA guides you from A to Z to open your own virtual reality esports arena like no other. Work with the leading VR company in France and benefit from our expertise and cutting edge technology. Pushing the boundaries of technology, players are able to move freely in a vast space in a virtual world. A gamers dream come true!
- £50,000Minimum investment
- £500,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Endura Roses
Now and Forever
Master franchisees looking to introduce and grow Endura Roses brand within their territory will be able to receive a variety of benefits
- £50,000Minimum investment
Explorer Travel
Explorer Travel Holidays, as registered with ABTA
HOLIDAY BOOKINGS MADE EASY Explorer Travel Holidays is backed by one the largest Travel Consortium's in the UK, Hays Travel. Our website is packed with live holiday offers and you can create your very own tailor made holiday of your choice.
- £5,995Minimum investment
Footlights Theatre Schools
Act, Sing, Dance!
Footlights is a one stop shop for ALL of your performing arts needs. Footlights is a multi-award winning youth theatre company with a catalogue of professional, social issue-led performances for schools, a leading talent agency and its own theatre space.
- £5,000Minimum investment
Friendly Fire esports
Join The eGaming and eSports Boom!
Operate your own location where people come to hang out and play games on high-end PCs and consoles. This really is the future!
- £75,000Minimum investment
- £300,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Funicular Productions
Funicular Productions produce engaging and exciting immersive events, combining performance with food and beverages creating memorable experiences.
- £175,000Minimum investment
- £1,200,000Expected revenue after 2 years
- £6,995Minimum investment
GoCruise
Tailor Made Cruise Holidays
We are one of UK's largest cruise agencies with a network of over 60 franchisees spread across UK.
- £13,000Minimum investment
Hashtag Hosts
The Entertainment Franchise
Hashtag Hosts is a franchise like no other, a unique opportunity within the entertainment industry. Franchisees will develop to provide a wide range of services both B2B and B2C within their area.
- £24,997Minimum investment
- £220,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Hemera Holidays
A holiday franchise with a passion!
Hemera Holidays offers a range of luxury lodges, cabins and holidays homes for holiday lettings. It is a UK based business established in 2014, and has grown substantially over the last 4 years. We are now looking to recruit franchisees throughout the UK. This includes a low cost License Model as well as a fully-fledged Franchise Model. Both offer access to the incredible Hemera Holidays brand and business opportunity.
- £950Minimum investment
- £75,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Intellidance UK Early Childhood Dance Education
Bodies on the go, minds in the know
Intellidance® UK is a unique series of creative dance programs created to foster critical development in children ages 0-5. Research shows that dance and music activities offered in a loving, safe, multi-sensory environment enhance lifelong learning and neural development.
- £4,000Minimum investment
Jo Jingles
Fun & Music To The Extreme
Fun, interactive music, singing and movement classes for babies & pre-school children ages 3 months to 5 years
- £6,500Minimum investment
- £200,000Minimum investment
Leisure Leagues
Make profits from your passion – football franchises from Leisure Leagues
Start your very own 5 and 6-a-side leagues and earn full time profits from part time hours! Areas available around the country to launch your Leisure Leagues career today – simply call us for more information about starting competitions and growing to major profit levels through the expansion of leagues and your business.
- £5,995Minimum investment
- £50,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Luke Stays
We are building the next generation hospitality company
Since 2018 we have built a portfolio of over £30m and 300 properties. Now it’s your turn to be part of the journey and repeat the same.
- £11,997Minimum investment
- £250,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Massage Company
High-Quality Massage to the Mainstream
The Massage Company links together the well-proven concept of a membership based business, as seen in most gym and fitness club models, with the growing awareness of the benefits of massage
Mother Nature Science
Let’s Have Fun with Science
The Leading Science Edutainment Provider for Children Ages 5-12
- £9,500Minimum investment
- £149,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Party Tent Company
The UK’s Only Marquee Hire Franchise
Whether its garden marquees or ones suitable for smaller events, The Party Tent Company thrives in this marquee hire marketplace. Our aim is to be the No. 1 solution in this industry. Do not be put off either by our competitors who offer larger marquees and events because we are not in direct competition, this is what makes this business so great to be involved with! Think Birthday parties, garden parties, village fetes, trade shows and smaller corporate events and we fit in exceptionally well.
- £15,000Minimum investment
- £150,000Expected revenue after 2 years
Paws Retreat
Dog Grooming Franchise Opportunity
With a Paws Retreat franchise we take away the stress so you can enjoy the process of starting your own business
- £14,950Minimum investment
Pro Elite Football Academy
Established in 2016 by Premier League Academy Coach
Multiple income streams with all year-round demand. A community based business that inspires the future generation
- £12,000Minimum investment
- £115,783Expected revenue after 2 years
RAISON Home
We provide our clients with a Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom design service that works around their way of life, providing an exclusive 'At-Home' design consultation where we work collaboratively to select the styles and products they want, right through to deciding the completed layout and design features – right there in their home, in the room that is to be transformed.
- £10,000Minimum investment
- £360,000Expected revenue after 2 years
- £9,995Minimum investment
Red Herring Games
There's something fishy going on
The UK’s No1 Murder Mystery FranchiseJoin us in helping clients to solve some of the greatest murders of our time!
- £8,495Minimum investment
Sandstone Yoga & Pilates
THE START OF AN EXCITING NEW CHAPTER - A BUSINESS THAT FITS AROUND YOU.
Sandstone Yoga & Pilates operates online & in the community. Offering daily classes from a varied timetable, along with short and long courses, workshops, 200 hour Teacher Training, CPD’s (continued professional development courses), UK and international retreats, studio hire, corporate bookings and one-on-one yoga classes.
- £9,950Minimum investment
- £53,000Expected revenue after 2 years
SportsCool
Coach your way to £150K+ per year with initial sales guaranteed and put the fun back into your career. Help our future generation build the fitness and confidence they deserve!
Educate - Motivate - Participate. SportsCool is the one to choose if you love sports and want to make a difference.
- £116,325Expected revenue after 2 years
Stagecoach
Creative Courage for Life
Here at Stagecoach, we go beyond honing our students' skills in arts; we equip them with the necessary skills to become a well-rounded individual that is ready to take on life
- £17,000Minimum investment
Strollercise
Strollercise is a unique style of fitness and offers franchisees a social and flexible business opportunity. Hours are can be fitted around family commitments, however franchise owners would be expected to run a minimum of six classes per week.
- £1,995Minimum investment
Swimtime
New: Swimtime Starter Franchise Launched
Established in 1998, operating in hundreds of venues teaching over 20,000 people to swim a week, multi, international award-winning bespoke software developed in house, Swimtime is continuing to evolve demonstrated by our progressive culture inspiring progress in everything we do. A Swimtime franchise is an opportunity for you to run your own business, with the reassurance of a successful franchise model. This comes with support from day one and a Franchisor that is committed to further advancement of the brand. A huge part of our success comes from our growing number of talented, passionate, community focused, business mind and resilient franchisees.
- £20,000Minimum investment
- £200,000Expected revenue after 2 years
- £4,000Minimum investment
- £55,000Expected revenue after 2 years
The UK?s leisure market is worth a staggering ?117 billion and is growing nearly twice as much as the retail industry. UK consumers place utmost importance on vacations and trips and they love to spend their money on pleasure. Eating out is the most popular sector in the travel and leisure industry, but over ?40 billion is spent on trips abroad each year. This industry is made up of four main sectors: tourism, entertainment, recreation and travel, and the broad range of opportunities means you are guaranteed to find a business and franchise model to suit you.
Brits love to go on holiday!
Due to the broad and lucrative nature of the industry, the franchising possibilities are endless. The sector covers everything from martial arts, online travel websites and holiday franchises to caravanning, camping clubs and party balloon businesses.
Running your own travel and leisure franchise has many benefits. For one, your chances of business success are increased as becoming a franchisee provides you with a pre-sold customer base. You also benefit from opening support, including training, financing, site selection and construction. You will also start out with a certain level of attraction, quality and consistency, so you won?t have to worry about establishing a name for yourself from scratch.
Start a travel and leisure franchise in the UK
Current franchising opportunities in the travel and leisure industry include: Explorer Travel, Motorhome Depot, Go-Kart Party, Marston's Pub Franchise, Giggle Booth, SkyCam and Gymboree Play & Music, among many others.
With more Britons than ever before opting for ?staycations? and Brexit causing a remarkable rise in domestic tourism, there has never been a better time to open a travel and leisure franchise in the UK. Investing in a travel or leisure franchise has the potential to make people healthier and happier ? a very rewarding career opportunity.