Traditionally, it was incredibly difficult for non-travel professionals from various backgrounds to break through expensive barriers usually associated with the travel industry and start their own business venture.

This extremely exciting and lucrative profession was very much a closed sector until The Global Travel Group Plc was established in 1992 with a concept that would change the travel industry forever.

Industry developments
Travel has always been in demand and in the current difficult economic times people are increasingly looking forward to their leisure time - holidays are more of a necessity than a luxury these days!

Travel is an exciting, fun and dynamic industry, which has shown steady growth over the last 20 years. Reports show that despite the challenging economic climate, people are determined not to sacrifice their well-deserved holidays and are prepared to put home developments or even purchasing a new car on hold to grab some much needed time out.

In contrast to many businesses, by becoming a member of The Global Travel Group and running your own travel agency you have no stock to purchase therefore your business is less likely to suffer from cash flow issues. This is a fantastic advantage to your new venture leaving you with available cash for marketing and advertising.
Reports show that despite the challenging economic climate, people are determined not to sacrifice their well-deserved holidays

There have been many changes in the travel industry as a whole over recent years including many mergers and acquisitions. In 2007 the industry saw My Travel merge with Thomas Cook and First Choice with TUI changing the ‘Big Four' tour operators into the ‘Big Two' resulting in closer working relationships and major benefits for the sector.

Early in 2008, The Global Travel Group was acquired by a major global player in the travel market, Stella Travel Services, whose UK portfolio also includes Travel 2 and Travelbag. Renowned as the largest integrated travel network in Australasia, Stella Travel Services has a worldwide network of more than 2,500 franchises in 12 countries representing 41 airlines.

Through its wholesale operations, the company provides air ticket consolidation, airline representation and ticketing agencies, wholesale holiday packaging and a range of add-on travel products. Since this exciting change, and as with many recent acquisitions in the travel industry, general operations have not changed however the buying power has increased and commercial terms have never been better.

Franchise Vs Membership
Many franchise opportunities have a strict, rigid structure in which you must abide by set brand guidelines with little flexibility to stand out from the crowd and be noticed. Membership of The Global Travel Group is different to other franchises, as you are not required to take The Global Travel Group name and are not limited to a geographical area.

It is your own business to brand and grow in your own way. You of course receive all the back up, support, licences, training and experience required. You are provided with everything you need to launch your own travel business at an incredibly low start up cost in comparison to the first years earning potential.

Where you take it, how you grow it, what you name it, is entirely up to you - it is your business.

For more information visit membership.globaltravelgroup.com