{"id":18393,"date":"2023-04-21T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=18393"},"modified":"2023-04-21T10:19:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T09:19:32","slug":"how-to-switch-careers-work-in-travel-and-get-your-business-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/how-to-switch-careers-work-in-travel-and-get-your-business-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"How to switch careers, work in travel and get your business for free"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\u201cIt\u2019s the best decision i\u2019ve ever made,\u201d says mum Becky who got her travel franchise for free! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Becky Westaway worked in PR for 16 years but after the pandemic she wanted to be her own boss, spend more time with her two children and choose her own hours.<\/p>\n

Having worked for big agencies and brands, she knew that the fastest way to have a successful business was to invest in a franchise.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always been a dream of mine to have my own business but, as I didn\u2019t want to start from scratch, I started looking at franchise options.\u201d<\/p>\n

Becky came across The Travel Franchise which trains people how to become a home-based travel consultant and she says it changed her life. L<\/em>ike 98 per cent of its franchisees, Becky had never worked in the industry before, but she recognised that she had crossover skills and resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realised that the things that I enjoy about my old job are really transferable: I love problem solving, meeting new people, networking and socialising. Plus I knew I had a good number of contacts so I could see how I could make business work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Becky trained with The Travel Franchise in December 2021 and <\/em>took her first booking just days after training. Within a month she\u2019d arranged five or six holidays and within four she\u2019d taken several \u00a320-\u00a330k bookings and one that was over \u00a380k!<\/p>\n

She was determined to achieve the company\u2019s Money-Back Challenge where franchisees can get their Elite franchise fee (\u00a314,995) refunded if they make a set amount of commission in 12 months. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Money-Back Challenge was always a big focus. There was no doubt in my mind that I’d get it – it was just a question of how quickly it could be achieved!\u201d<\/p>\n

Becky achieved it in just seven months and is<\/em> now aiming at reaching a million pounds in bookings by December 2023 – a figure that will give her impressive take-home salary based on commission. But it\u2019s not all about the money.<\/em><\/p>\n

Becky loves the feel-good vibe when she books someone a holiday that they really enjoy. Plus she admits that becoming a travel consultant has given her the opportunity to experience some incredible trips herself both with The Travel Franchise and its travel suppliers.<\/p>\n

So is Becky glad she made the move from PR to travel consultant?<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely changed my life for the better. I can watch my son on the sidelines of a game and then run to the car to take a booking on my laptop and then run back to watch the rest of the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the best decision I\u2019ve ever made – there is no ceiling to my ambition. It\u2019s a powerful feeling that I\u2019ve not had before and that\u2019s really exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

For details on how to become a home-based travel agent please see our website <\/strong>which offers franchises from just \u00a32,995 + vat.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt\u2019s the best decision i\u2019ve ever made,\u201d says mum Becky who got her travel franchise for free! Becky Westaway worked in PR for 16 years but after the pandemic she wanted to be her own boss, spend more time with her two children and choose her own hours. Having worked for big agencies and brands, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":18396,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1490,223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-travel-franchise","category-leisure-franchises"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Becky-westaway-1-1-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}