Your business, your way

Enjoy the freedom of running your own business, with the 24/7 support of the head office team and our wider global community.

It’s the Travel Counsellors way of working, where freedom meets support, and customers come first.

Freedom to run your own business

Our Travel Counsellors talk about the flexibility to set their own hours and manage customers their way - that’s what they love most about running their own business.
Join us and you get to choose if you want to specialise. You’ll never be pigeon-holed into working on a specific destination, product or market, unless you want to.
So this is it, your chance to get the work-life balance you dream of and run your business, your way.

You get to make it work for you

Work from home, set up an office with other Travel Counsellors or run a travel agency with staff - it’s up to you. Whichever way you choose to work, we’ll have certain expectations to ensure your business is successful.

You'll have flexibility, but you'll need to:

Build your own customer base
Be self-employed, not salaried
Support yourself financially for the first year as you establish your business
Make a full-time commitment. The hours you work are up to you, but you need to dedicate time to be a success

We have a franchise option for you

We empower travel professionals to become successful business owners.

Leisure

For people who currently sell holidays to customers in a travel agency or for a tour operator.

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Corporate

For people who currently arrange business travel.

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Business Development

We always have room for experienced sales, account management and business development professionals from the corporate travel sector.

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You set your own sales targets, not us

Unlike a lot of franchise businesses, with Travel Counsellors, there are no sales targets to reach. However, you can be sure that with uncapped earning potential, we’ll be challenging, supporting and empowering you to grow your business to be the very best it can be. You’ll set your own working times, choosing the flexible hours that are right for you and your clients, but we’ll expect a full-time commitment to ensure that you’re successful.

Travel Agent, Tour Operator or TMC?

The simple answer is all three! You’ll have access to thousands of world-class products and rates - hotels, resorts, airlines, attractions, cruises, ancillaries - alongside the ability to work with specialist service providers and suppliers.

The only 'rule' is that you sell what’s right for your customer, because that’s our proven route to a successful and sustainable travel business. So, whether that’s a third-party operator’s holiday, or a bespoke itinerary you’ve crafted from scratch using our integrated digital booking platform, the only thing that’s fixed is the freedom you’ll enjoy to get it right for your customer every time.

That’s the flexibility that our Travel Counsellors love most about our unique business model.

More About Our Business Model

Will I be competing against others?

Colleen Madaba, Travel Counsellor

"There’s plenty of work to go around. Because your business builds from your personal network, you’re never in competition, even with a Travel Counsellor around the corner!"

Do I have to work from home?

Quintus Rangasamy, Travel Counsellor,

"No! You can work wherever your customers are, so that might be in your local coffee shop. Plus, I can choose to share an office with another Travel Counsellor in my area, if I wish to."

Is it hard to work alone?

Lynn Davis, Travel Counsellor

"I never feel alone - the support network is amazing! I regularly meet up with other Travel Counsellors in my area - I really love our regular ‘East Rand' get-togethers!"