Travel Business Partners

Home-based, professionally supported

Become a home-based travel agent

Run your own independent travel business from home, on your terms. You get the freedom of self-employment with a professional platform, training and a support team behind you.

PTS member Approved supplier access UK-based business support

Day to day

What a home-based agent actually does

No two days are identical, but the rhythm of the work is consistent — serving customers well and building your pipeline.

Morning

Enquiries & quotes

Review overnight enquiries, build quotes and respond to customers over coffee.

Midday

Bookings & suppliers

Confirm bookings, liaise with approved suppliers and update your CRM.

Afternoon

Marketing & follow-up

Post content, follow up warm leads and request reviews from happy customers.

Flexible

Learning & admin

Fit training, planning and admin around your own schedule and commitments.

The support model

Independent in business, supported when you need it

You are in control of your business, but you are never working in isolation.

A support team behind you

Help when a booking, supplier or system question comes up.

A community of peers

Learn alongside other home-based agents building their businesses.

Guidance & resources

Guides, webinars and training you can access whenever you need them.

Independent, not alone

You run your own business, with central support you can lean on.

The honest reality

Working from home takes discipline

Flexibility is a genuine benefit — but it works best with structure and routine.

  • A quiet, dedicated space helps you focus
  • Set working hours so customers know when to reach you
  • Self-motivation drives results — no one else sets your day
  • Consistent effort builds the pipeline over time
  • Great service is what turns effort into repeat business

Moving from employed to self-employed

  1. 1

    Understand the difference

    You move from a salaried role to running your own business — responsibility and reward sit with you.

  2. 2

    Start alongside employment

    Many people begin part-time, building foundations before going full-time.

  3. 3

    Get set up properly

    Register, complete training and configure your tools before you trade.

  4. 4

    Grow at your own pace

    Scale up when your pipeline and confidence are ready.

A monthly package fee and one-off joining fee apply.

What it takes to become a home-based travel agent

Deciding to become a home-based travel agent is less about having a travel background and more about mindset. The people who do well tend to be organised self-starters who enjoy helping others, are comfortable working independently, and are willing to put in consistent effort while a customer base builds. You do not need a shopfront or a team; you need a quiet space to work, a professional set-up and the discipline to treat it as a real business rather than a hobby. Everything technical, from booking systems to supplier access, is provided so you can focus on selling and serving customers well.

How membership supports you

Membership is designed to remove the barriers that stop capable people going independent. You get a professional website, itinerary and booking software, an AI marketing assistant and social media manager, plus access to a broad choice of approved suppliers and our in-house bedbank. Package Travel Regulations (PTR) compliance is handled through the Group's arrangements, and customer money is protected in a Trust Account with Protected Trust Services (PTS), so your clients can book with confidence. Structured training takes you from the fundamentals to specialist selling, and a dedicated support team is on hand when a booking, supplier or system question comes up.

The commercials are transparent. There is a one-off joining fee of £1,750 and a monthly fee of £35, a 1.3% transaction fee on card payments, and no franchise fee. In return you keep up to 85% of your eligible commission, with the Group retaining 15% to fund the platform and support around you. Commission varies by supplier and is not guaranteed, and this is self-employment rather than salaried employment, so your results reflect the hours and effort you invest.

Many people begin part-time alongside existing employment, building foundations and confidence before going full-time. That gradual path works well because it lets you learn the tools, establish your niche and grow your pipeline at a sustainable pace. Working from home offers genuine flexibility, but it rewards structure: set working hours, a dedicated space and steady marketing turn effort into repeat business. If that sounds like the way you want to work, becoming a home-based travel agent could be the independent business you have been looking for.

Ready when you are

Build your travel business from home

Retain the majority of eligible commission, with a platform and support team behind you.

You keep 85% of eligible commission.