Travel & Leisure

“I cannot believe I've got this business, it's working financially, it’s flexible and I enjoy it as well!” Alison Hunter-Gray, a mum of three girls who lives in the Shetland Islands, off the north-east coast of Scotland, had often joked that she’d like to be a travel agent but didn’t think it would be possible. But when her youngest child started school she began researching if she could make her dream come true. But just six months after investing in The Travel Franchise, she can’t believe...

Fred. Olsen Travel has honoured its franchisees during its annual GoCruise & Travel Top Achievers Celebration which took place onboard Cunard’s Queen Victoria from 15th to 18th September 2023. The trip was hosted by Colin Martin-Weekes, GoCruise & Travel Franchise General Manager, who was joined by members of Fred. Olsen Travel’s head office support teams as well as the company’s top ten franchisees who were congratulated on last year’s impressive business performance results. During the f...

“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 her franchise with The Travel Franchise five years ago, says she loves cruising so much that she not only sells hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of trips each month, but even rewarded herself with a cruise tattoo onboard a cruise trip with...

Staffordshire mum-of-two Ami Wood made herself a New Year’s Resolution that she was going to start a side hustle as a bit of a hobby, working one day a week.That side hustle has turned into a full-time job and Ami has hit the £1.5million in sales mark. After five days of training as a home working travel agent with The Travel Franchise, Ami wasted no time in getting down to business, but was astonished by the results.She made a staggering £51,000 of sales in her first week, including £17,000 wor...

Vas Jesani, a franchisee 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, especially when it comes to eating out, as not all destinations cater for plant-based diets.Vas and her husband Hari have found that their travel expertise is highly valued and popular in their local South Asian community. As a result, bookings...

As part of The Travel Franchise’s campaign to promote the opportunities that franchising can offer women, the UK’s fastest-growing franchise tells the story of one busy mum who effectively started her homeworking travel business for free.Mum of two, Becky, made her first holiday booking in her first week after training with The Travel Franchise in December 2021. Within four months she’d taken an £80k holiday booking. By seven months she’d achieved the Travel Franchise’s unique Money-Back Chall...