{"id":22776,"date":"2024-07-12T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=22776"},"modified":"2024-07-12T07:50:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T06:50:57","slug":"travel-franchisees-raise-63000-for-charity-in-a-wild-car-rally-through-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/travel-franchisees-raise-63000-for-charity-in-a-wild-car-rally-through-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel franchisees raise \u00a363,000 for charity in a wild car rally through Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

If you need proof that travel is a good industry read on. Not only does The Travel Franchise include free trips abroad in its Elite franchise package, but it also offers up so many other opportunities to travel and raise money for charity.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, while we were all at home watching the general election results unfold and lamenting over the weather, it was all laughs for eight teams of franchisees as they tooted and waved their way across six European countries all in fancy dress.<\/p>\n

At one stage there was Willy Wonka up the Alps, Scooby Doo in a helicopter and human bumble bees posing for shots when they became the latest tourist attraction.<\/p>\n

Clocking up almost 2,000 miles, they drove in their decorated cars along autobahns of Germany, up winding mountain slopes of Switzerland and through Medieval villages of France. The event concluded with a few high-speed rounds of the Dutch F1 circuit in Zandvoort.<\/p>\n

And while they were at it they completed wacky challenges en route. Making sand castles and paragliding were just some of the hijinks the teams got up to.<\/p>\n

Why? Charity, of course.<\/p>\n

Even before they started out on this epic adventure, all the teams had collectively raised \u00a358,000 but as they crossed the finish line that total had risen to \u00a363,000!<\/p>\n

The Travel Franchise\u2019s customer-facing arm, Not Just Travel, was one of the headline sponsors for what is the fifth Travel Trade Crusade described as \u201cthe most fun charity event in the travel industry\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an absolute blast,\u201d said consultant David Walker (aka Scooby Doo). \u201cOur little team has had so many laughs along the way. We\u2019re tired, sick of crisps (I never thought I would ever say that!) but extremely grateful for all those who have donated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not Just Travel cruise business development manager, Gemma Outram said: \u201cMy feet are swollen, the bags under my eyes wouldn\u2019t fit in a Ryanair overhead and I\u2019m not sure what day of the week it is! But it\u2019s been such a fun experience making memories and friends for life.\u201d<\/p>\n

And travel consultant Cath Bracegirlde, who has only just recovered from traversing Switzerland dressed as a \u2018golden ticket from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory\u2019, said she\u2019d had \u201cthe time of her life\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe camped on one of the nights,\u201d she said. \u201cWe pitched our tent beside Lake Thun in Switzerland and sitting beside the shore in the sun looking at the snow-capped mountains was just magical. It\u2019s been an exhilarating, hilarious weekend and I\u2019m so proud having raised money for much-needed charities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Co-founder Paul Harrison said: \u201cWe\u2019re so proud to have sponsored this year\u2019s Travel Trade Crusade. Our franchisees may not have a background in travel but they are truly passionate about travel and that\u2019s what counts. They truly threw themselves into this event to raise money for charity. The spirit of this event is right up our street.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you need proof that travel is a good industry read on. Not only does The Travel Franchise include free trips abroad in its Elite franchise package, but it also offers up so many other opportunities to travel and raise money for charity. Last weekend, while we were all at home watching the general election […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":22777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1490,223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22776","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\/2024\/07\/5ec4517b-d9d0-46e9-b1bf-258dab50e33d.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22776","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=22776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}