Leisure Franchise Articles
Celebrating International Women’s Day
How franchises can help close the gender gap
The Travel Franchise urges females to invest in a franchise
and beat the barriers to entrepreneurship
“Many franchises empower women and enable parity in a world where women still face significant challenges relating to...
The Travel Franchise unveils 2024 programme of overseas training trips
Mauritius, Canary Islands, Mediterranean & Scandinavian cruises and Peru: just some of the destinations in which travel agents can explore this year.
THE TRAVEL FRANCHISE has announced it will be offering even more opportunities for its franchisees to travel the...
Meet the nanny who switched careers to pursue her other passion, travel, and loves making bookings on her laptop while on holiday
After being made redundant for the second time as a nanny, Nikki Keyte, wasn’t sure what to do next.
Passionate about travel, she put a post on Facebook asking people for advice on how she could get her foot in...
From tailormade haute couture to tailormade holidays: former fashion buyer proves you can redesign your life and become a travel agent
Before joining The Travel Franchise, Sejal Devlia was a fashion buyer for a well-known global designer brand. Her days were spent flitting between the fashion capitals of London, Milan, Paris, and New York.
While this might sound uber glamorous, after...
Cruise Sales jump 25% for The Travel Franchise agents in just one month
IN JANUARY 2024, The Travel Franchise saw its agents book 25% more cruise holidays than in the same period the year prior, with revenue skyrocketing by 64%.
Some agents reported that a third of their bookings in January could be...
The Travel Franchise Reports Best Month in 20-Year History
“Holiday sales and bookings this month have been the best in our 20-year history. With some of our consultants reporting it's getting busier and busier, it’s no wonder we are seeing huge demand for travel franchises. Booking holidays through...
EWIF – Ami Wood
As part of The Travel Franchise’s series to support the work of Encouraging Women into Franchising, the Uk’s fastest-growing travel franchise tells the story of successful women building businesses on their own terms.
Staffordshire mum-of-two Ami Wood made herself a...
”Cruise addict” turns addiction into multi million pound business
“Cruise addict” travel consultant, Gaynor Speakman, 58 has turned her addiction to cruising into a multimillion pound business. She is so passionate about cruising that she even got an anchor tattoo while onboard her latest cruise.
Gaynor, who invested in...
EWIF – Vas
Vas Jesani, a franchise with The Travel Franchise is enjoying a roaring trade in a specific market, selling holidays to her local community and specialising in vegan tourism.
Individuals on a vegan diet can often find planning holidays abroad challenging,...
EWIF – Gemma Outram
The Travel Franchise has launched a campaign to promote the opportunities that franchising can offer women, and to support the work of industry organisation Encouraging Women Into Franchising (EWIF).
The Travel Franchise is sharing a series of stories from a...
Couple launch travel agency in 2022 and sell over £1 million-worth of holidays this year – despite travelling abroad 14 times
The majority of businesses, on average, take two to three years to become profitable while franchises, however, have a much faster scale-up and success rate.
One example is married couple Matt and Ash, who invested in The Travel Franchise in...
Staggering travel agent sales in August boosts demand for travel franchises and training
Franchisees who invested in The Travel Franchise and launched a home-based travel agency under the company’s consumer-facing brand, Not Just Travel, are enjoying a bumper year.
Not Just Travel reports that holiday bookings in 2023 have exceeded those in 2022...
The Travel Franchise rolls out “ground-breaking” reward, wellbeing and development programme
The Travel Franchise has announced a wealth of ground-breaking rewards, benefits and development initiatives for its staff as part of its rapid expansion.
The Travel...
How to switch careers, work in travel and get your business for free
“It’s the best decision i’ve ever made,” says mum Becky who got her travel franchise for free!
Becky Westaway worked in PR for 16...
The Travel Franchise announces “formidable growth”
"I have never seen so many consultants be successful so quickly"
Nurse sells £105k-worth of holidays in first 55 days… working in her spare time
The Travel Franchise has reported “formidable growth” in its membership network...
From RAF helicopter training with Prince William to planning holidays on-the-go…. Why I love my new job as a travel consultant
Want to travel and have the flexibility to work at the same time, wherever you are in the world?
That’s one of the biggest reasons why former RAF crewman, Chris, loves his new job as...
The Travel Franchise adds February training date to tackle long waiting list as its travel consultants break January ‘Peaks’ sales records
The Travel Franchise is adding extra training dates for people waiting to join, as its homeworking consultants celebrate its best January ever.
Its travel agents, which sell holidays under the customer facing Not Just Travel...
How a travel franchise advert changed my life
Flexible travel franchise enabled me to start part time and I still sold £200,000 worth of holidays in 12 months, says homeworking travel consultant who now works full time and loves creating magical itineraries...