{"id":26309,"date":"2025-10-24T12:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/?p=26309"},"modified":"2025-10-24T13:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:32:57","slug":"new-to-travel-franchisees-land-298791-booking-achieving-franchises-unique-money-back-challenge-in-record-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/new-to-travel-franchisees-land-298791-booking-achieving-franchises-unique-money-back-challenge-in-record-time\/","title":{"rendered":"New to travel franchisees land \u00a3298,791 booking achieving franchise\u2019s unique Money Back Challenge in record time"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

When Lindsey and her husband Karl launched their travel consultancy in June this year, they never imagined that just a few months later they\u2019d secure a staggering \u00a3298,791 booking for a private jet group trip to the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

The single booking skyrocketed their commission, making them the fastest consultants to win the company\u2019s unique Money Back Challenge<\/strong> (MBC) in just four months – despite being new to travel and holding down full-time jobs.<\/p>\n

This initiative refunds Elite franchisees their \u00a314,995 franchise fee once they reach a set commission target within their first year.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal was always to achieve the MBC,\u201d says Lindsey. \u201cBut balancing full-time jobs with running a travel consultancy is a real challenge and we didn\u2019t think we\u2019d be able to succeed. Now, with this one booking alone, we\u2019ve done it and are planning to go full time in travel next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re realising quickly that if we had more time, what could we achieve with this business?\u201d says Lindsey.<\/p>\n

Their journey with The Travel Franchise<\/strong> began nearly four years ago when they attended a Discovery event and met co-founders Steve and Paul. After postponing their plans to travel the world, they returned ready to commit \u2014 drawn by the company\u2019s strong training and guidance.<\/p>\n

The couple, aged 45 and 50, currently work as store managers in Lincolnshire, but their passion for travel has always driven them to take bold leaps.<\/p>\n

A few years ago they sold their home and went travelling for a year. When they returned to the UK in December 2024, they moved from Oxfordshire to Lincolnshire, determined to start fresh and turn their love of travel into a business with The Travel Franchise.<\/p>\n

This milestone booking was made for high-net-worth clients who were already customers and Lindsey and Karl worked on the deal while on holiday in South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were times I wondered if it would fall through due to challenges like limited first-class seat availability but I suggested a private jet and ITC made it happen. \u201d<\/p>\n

The couple say they have been impressed with the level of support The Travel Franchise, particularly their BDM, has given them.<\/p>\n

Initially they looked at other travel franchises, but they felt that the support, training and guidance with The Travel Franchise was unmatched.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the whole package,\u201d Lindsey explains. \u201cFrom our Business Development Manager Catherine, who’s been incredible, to the wider support team, who respond so quickly, there\u2019s always someone on hand to answer questions. That support makes all the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, with their biggest booking to date under their belt and their sights set on building the business full-time, Lindsey and Karl are already seeing their dream life take shape.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re ecstatic. It still hasn\u2019t sunk in yet!\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple plan to reinvest their \u00a314,995 into the business.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, travel isn\u2019t just a business \u2013 it\u2019s a passion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Co-founder Paul Harrison commented: \u201cMore people than ever before have achieved the Money Back Challenge in 2025. It\u2019s no small feat \u2013 especially for those juggling another job \u2013 but dozens upon dozens have proved it\u2019s possible and 98 per cent are new to travel. The latest statistics show that the challenge is becoming easier to achieve, as more people choose to book their holidays with someone they know, like and trust.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Lindsey and her husband Karl launched their travel consultancy in June this year, they never imagined that just a few months later they\u2019d secure a staggering \u00a3298,791 booking for a private jet group trip to the Caribbean. The single booking skyrocketed their commission, making them the fastest consultants to win the company\u2019s unique Money […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26310,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1490,223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26309","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\/2025\/10\/PHOTO-2025-10-17-13-32-54-e1761041362301.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26309","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=26309"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26309\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.franchiselocal.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}