Skip to content

Our Leisure Training

Are you passionate about crafting bespoke, tailor-made holiday experiences for your customers?

You’re in the right place.

Make your travel agent career work for you

As a Travel Counsellor, you’ll run your own home-based travel agency, fulfilling dreams; creating memories. Enjoy the freedom to provide your customers with the service you've always dreamed of, free from the commute, the targets and directional selling.

For our Leisure training course, you’ll have:

  • Minimum 3 years’ travel sales experience
  • Worked in a customer-facing role selling travel
  • Worked as a travel agent or for a tour operator

Hear what our Travel Counsellors have to say:

Take control of your business

“I’ve got all the freedom of owning my own business with the support of the head office team when I need it. I’m in control now, and how and when I work is up to me.”

More about our franchise

Going above and beyond

We focus on building trust and loyalty with our customers by getting to know them personally. This forms strong relationships that last long after the booking, helping us to create satisfied customers for life.

More about our business model

Everything you’ll need to set up your own travel agency franchise

For $650 + GST, we’ll provide the following:

  • 12 weeks’ professional travel agent training
  • 4 days’ initial classroom-based learning, including accommodation
  • Expert delivery from our accredited trainers
  • Ongoing support from your personal business development coach
  • Learning and development tools including our innovative e-learning platform, Coach
  • ATAS Accreditation and CLIA membership
  • Travel Counsellors Financial Protection; one of the best consumer protections in the industry
  • Free Galileo training
  • Personalised, branded stationery, a webpage and marketing collateral
  • Brand new DELL laptop fully loaded with the programs you need and a multi-service printer
  • 650 + GST
  • 12-week training course
  • 4-day initial Head Office training

Meet our training team

Our accredited trainers and coaches deliver best-in-class training, setting you firmly on the path to a successful new career as a work from home travel agent. Your initial training is in small groups covering all aspects of running your own successful travel agency franchise.

What you’ll learn using our tried and tested techniques:

  • How running your own business enhances the customer experience
  • How to successfully market your business
  • How to use our in-house digital booking platform
  • How to maximise your income using our proven business model.

Got a question?

  1. It’s understandable if you do. Here’s the answers to some of our most frequently asked questions:

Q: Do you provide leads?

Jim Eastwood, Global Sales Director,

"We don’t provide leads, as our model builds repeat business from your trusted relationships - family, friends, colleagues, your network - not from poor-quality, cold leads. "

> Find out more

Q: Will I have my own website?

Was Haq, Digital & Innovation Director,

"We’ll help you create your own profile page on the Travel Counsellors website, support you with social media to build your business, and give you analytics to monitor performance. "

> Find out more

Q: How much money will I make?

Kirsten Hughes, Chief Commercial Officer

"Our business model has the scope to support you, whether you’re targeting the six figure earnings of our top Travel Counsellors, or seeking to earn a great salary working for yourself."

> Find out more

Interested in becoming a Travel Counsellor?

It's a big decision, that's why we're on hand to help you.

Talk to us