{"id":16398,"date":"2022-10-14T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T10:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=16398"},"modified":"2022-10-14T10:22:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-14T09:22:05","slug":"the-travel-franchise-ttf-is-now-part-of-ewif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/the-travel-franchise-ttf-is-now-part-of-ewif\/","title":{"rendered":"The Travel Franchise (TTF) is now part of EWIF"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

The Travel Franchise (TTF) is now part of EWIF, a not-for-profit organisation which provides advice and guidance to Encourage Women into Franchising.<\/p>\n

Women have traditionally been the dominant buyers and sellers of travel, yet their numbers aren\u2019t always reflected in the highest decision-making positions in the industry which typically means a huge disparity in both pay and opportunity.<\/p>\n

The Travel Franchise and its customer-facing brand Not Just Travel have a strong female presence with women making up over 60 per cent of its senior management although founded by two men, Steve Witt and Paul Harrison.<\/p>\n

TTF head of marketing, Jenny Farenden, is determined to champion women in the workplace and show that travel franchising is a sector which enables equal opportunities.<\/p>\n

Farenden is keen to spread the word that not only are 60 per cent of franchisees women, but the majority of the company\u2019s highest achievers are female. Over 73 per cent of the company\u2019s highest earners (Plat 3 or above) are women and over 70 per cent of franchisees who have succeeded in achieving TTF\u2019s unique Money-Back Challenge \u2014 where your franchise fee is refunded if you sell a certain amount of bookings in a set time period \u2014 are female.<\/p>\n

Says Farenden: \u201cThe Travel Franchise enables anyone, regardless of experience, to open a travel consultancy, be their own boss, set their own goals, decide on their own salary and recruit who they wish if the business expands. It also enables the owner to choose their own hours.<\/p>\n

She adds: \u201cMany of our highest achievers are women who have stayed at home to bring up a family or wish to stay at home in order to be there for their kids. A travel consultancy allows these types of franchisees to be successful in business, but still have the flexibility to attend school runs, sports events and other extracurricular activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther successful homeworking franchisees are older and have switched careers due to lack of promotion or redundancy or have chosen travel because they are passionate about helping others.<\/p>\n

\u201cOwning a travel franchise can provide equal opportunity regardless of your sex, age or previous career. We offer the training and support to help anyone who works hard to succeed. We also have plenty of female franchisees who are inspirational ambassadors having set up a thriving business despite having to look after three young kids, attend hospital for chemotherapy or hold down a full-time job at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

CASE STUDIES
\nPalvi Harvey<\/strong>, a frustrated 40-something mum that made \u00a33million in sales in five years
\n\u201cLaunching my own travel business has changed my life. I can juggle my hours around the girls \u2013 although sometimes I have to work late or on weekends. But the satisfaction I get is immeasurable. I\u2019m glad I took the plunge \u2013 it was a big risk, but one I\u2019ll never regret.\u201d
\nMum of three boys under eight, Reshma Aggarwal<\/strong> joined during the pandemic and succeeded in selling 1.2 million worth of holidays in under 18 months.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s changed my life. I juggle work around my three young boys but I\u2019m also doing something really amazing: making friends and money.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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