Homeworker

How a Gold Travel Counsellor introduced fees – and changed her business

Sara Greene made the decision to introduce fees in 2022 after nearly three decades of working in luxury travel – here's why, and how she did it

‘If I get in a bit of a tizz, it’s great to have another pair of eyes’: Travel Counsellors assembles support team for agent with dementia

A team of Travel Counsellors have rallied around Jenny Jackson, who is living with vascular dementia, after she switched to the homeworking giant

Beachcomber's Gary Bagnall reveals 'daunting' decision to jump into homeworking after 25 years with specialist

Gary Bagnall confirmed he built both the Baggers Travel and The Mauritius Club websites over several months although he is yet to make a booking through either brand

'It doesn't happen overnight': Six InteleTravel agents share their journey to becoming business owners

TTG spoke to six InteleTravel agents to find out how they have developed as business owners since choosing the homeworking giant to kickstart their travel careers.

Entries open for TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2026

TTG Top 50 Travel Agencies 2026 has now opened for entry to celebrate the very best travel agencies in the UK & Ireland

InteleTravel to up focus on luxury market: ‘In times of economic stress, the middle and lower end of the market sees the damage’

InteleTravel's James Ferrara and Tricia Handley-Hughes tell TTG why agents are more commonly turning to travel full-time and what's on the radar in 2026

From scoring goals to booking holidays for famous friends: the Premier League footballer who became a Travel Counsellor

James Weir made his Premier League debut for United in 2016 – the same day Marcus Rashford made his – and now sells holidays for a living

Jet2 appoints Kat Davies to newly created role dedicated to supporting non-retail agents

Davies becomes Jet2's first national sales manager – non-retail, with sales executive Kerry Burnham also promoted to business development manager

UK and Ireland's new top agent shares the secrets to her success, including a £45 marketing hack worth £100,000

Designer Travel's Emma Parry-Thorpe was named Home-based Agent of the Year and UK and Ireland Agent of the Year at the Travel Industry Awards

Cruise boom, itinerary builder and travel in 2040: 8 takeaways from the InteleTravel conference

Everything we learnt as InteleTravel revealed plans to leverage AI, put more tools at agents' disposal, and expand into new markets

InteleTravel chases £350 million UK and Ireland sales target after another 'record-breaking' year

Founder and chief James Ferrara tells agents in the UK and Ireland to 'take ownership' of firm's successes

'Retail is in our blood': 5 homeworkers reveal why now is the time to jump onto the high street

Homeworkers are moving onto the high street in numbers to try and cater for the ever-changing booking preferences of the British public

I joined my best friend at a ‘flexible’ homeworking agency – without losing my independence

Moreno Intranova says he has more freedom since joining best friend Claire Thorley at Elegant Resorts

CLS Travel finally opens its doors – and attracts literal coachload of well-wishers

Homeworker turned high street agent Clare Stege welcomed some unexpected guests to the opening of her first shop

'There was a real buzz': Customers and suppliers flock to support Halstead Travel as agency opens first high street shop

Halstead Travel owner Arline Sloan has ambitions to open more shops in the future after her first in Coggeshall, Essex

Barnt Green Travel Lounge sets up homeworking division as in-house staffing costs rise

Agency to expand through additional homeworkers rather than new salaried staff

Welsh agency Wonky Sheep Travel seeks homeworkers in time for January peaks

The Cardiff agency, which specialises in sport and group travel, plans to recruit up to 10 homeworkers for a new venture

InteleTravel rolls out new ticketing platform allowing agents to package major concerts and events

Homeworking firm has launched a fully-integrated event ticket portal following its Tickitto acquisition

Aspire Travel expands to second shop and launches recruitment drive as team race to quote 145 enquiries worth £750,000

'I took a risk going from homeworking to this,' owner Kelly Baldwin told TTG as she now seeks to scale her agency business further

Former colleagues reunite to drive new homeworking agency's expansion plans

Dale Sourbutts and Paul Foster, who first worked together 30 years ago, have big plans for New Travel Holidays

Franchisees launch The Good Travel Agent brand on the high street for the first time

Chris Hollins and Anya McCormack will run the agency in Kirkcaldy, combining it with Good's sister estate agency business

'I was spending crazy amounts on Facebook!': Agent ditches homeworking and makes jump onto high street

CLS Travel owner Clare Stege decided to look for her first retail premises after noticing how much she was spending on social media advertising

Adore Holidays and Cruises seeks experienced agents 'not side hustlers' for new homeworking division

'We're not a side hustle,' says Adore Holidays and Cruises boss Ian Gilder, who is waiving the agency's sign up fee for the first 10 new joiners

Celebrity Cruises names new sales manager for central England and Northern Ireland

Paula McAreavey has worked in the travel industry for more than 15 years, working in a variety of roles across the sector