Taylor, who was let go from his management position with Tui last March, has in recent months been working on a business plan with a view to launching Inspire Travel by Shaun in Bourne, Lincolnshire.
"I have always wanted to run my own travel business, and when I saw the store in Bourne’s Abbey Road become vacant, I jumped at the chance," said Taylor, who launch the business on Saturday (5 June).
Despite the news of Portugal being relegated to the UK’s government amber list last Thursday (3 June), Taylor said he was pleasantly surprised at the number of local people who dropped by the store at the weekend.
