About us
Helping people build independent travel businesses — properly.
We exist to give independent travel agents the infrastructure, training and support they need to build a business they are proud of — without overpromising what the journey looks like.
Our mission
Make independence achievable
Starting a travel business alone is hard. Our mission is to remove the barriers — technology, supplier access, training and support — so capable people can build independent businesses on solid foundations.
We are honest about what that takes. This is real self-employment: rewarding, flexible and entirely yours — but dependent on the effort you put in. We would rather set clear expectations than sell a shortcut.
The opportunity
Travel is a large, resilient market where knowledgeable, service-led agents continue to add real value. That is the opportunity independent agents build around.
- A large and growing travel market
- Customers who value expert, personal service
- Room to specialise in what you know
- A model that rewards active agents
Why it is credible
Substance behind the promise
Aspiration only matters if it is backed by real capability. Here is what stands behind every independent business on the platform.
Real infrastructure
Booking technology, CRM and commission reporting built for professional travel selling.
A broad supplier network
Access to a broad choice of approved suppliers across many travel categories.
Proper training
A structured academy that takes agents from the fundamentals to specialist selling.
Ongoing support
A central team and a community of agents behind every independent business.
What we stand for
The values behind the platform
A short summary of the principles that guide how we support agents.
Fam trips and personal travel benefits are subject to eligibility and availability.
About Travel Business Partners
Travel Business Partners exists for one reason: to help capable people build credible, independent travel businesses without shouldering the cost and complexity of doing it entirely alone. We are not a high-street chain and we are not a franchise. When you join, you set up a standalone, self-employed travel business that sells under the Group's Package Travel Regulations (PTR) arrangements, giving your customers proper protection while you keep full ownership of your brand, your niche and your customer relationships.
Our mission is to make independence achievable and, just as importantly, credible. Travellers are cautious about who they book with, and rightly so. Everything we provide is designed to help you look and operate like the professional business you are: a professional website, itinerary and booking software, an AI marketing assistant, a social media automation platform and access to a broad choice of approved suppliers, including our in-house bedbank. Customer money is held in a Trust Account with Protected Trust Services (PTS), so the people you serve can book with confidence.
How the support model works
Membership is straightforward and transparent. There is a one-off joining fee of £1,750 and a monthly fee of £35, with 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 technology, supplier access, compliance and dedicated support that sit behind every member. Commission levels vary by supplier and are not guaranteed, and this is genuine self-employment rather than salaried employment, so results depend on the effort you put in.
What you can rely on is substance behind the promise. Alongside the tools, you get PTR compliance handled properly, structured training that takes you from the fundamentals to specialist selling, and a dedicated support team you can lean on when a booking, supplier or system question comes up. If you have been searching for honest information about Travel Business Partners, the short version is this: we give independent agents the infrastructure and guidance to build something they are proud of, and we are candid about what that journey really involves.
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