Travel agent jobs in the UK can include retail travel consultant roles, corporate travel jobs, contact-centre positions, travel management roles, freelance travel agent jobs and home-based travel consultant opportunities. The main difference is structure. An employed travel agent job usually means a salary, set responsibilities and company-owned customers. A freelance travel agent or self-employed travel consultant route gives you more control, but also more responsibility for building your own client base. Travel Counsellors is a supported self-employed opportunity. You run your own travel business, with established systems, training, technology, supplier relationships, marketing support and a wider community behind you. You earn through a commission split, keeping 60% of the profit from the travel you sell.

Becoming a Travel Counsellor could be right for you if you want to create tailored travel arrangements, build long-term customer relationships and grow through trust, referrals and repeat bookings.

Travel Counsellors build their business through their network, local visibility, referrals, marketing activity and customer relationships, with the Travel Counsellors head office providing the tools, training, and support to nurture that growth.

Interest in travel consultant jobs near you shows that you value a travel career that you can build while still being close to home. Travel Counsellors is a national UK opportunity, with a central head office in Manchester. Our Travel Counsellors work across the UK, often from home, on the go, or within their local communities. We also have offices and Travel Counsellors in Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, and the UAE. You don’t need to wait for a local branch vacancy. You can build your travel business where you are, serving customers through your own network, local relationships, and personal recommendations.

A Travel Counsellor does many of the same things as those with travel agent jobs and travel consultant jobs, but with more ownership of the customer relationship. You speak with customers, understand their travel needs, and create tailored holiday or corporate travel options. You’ll book flights, hotels, tours, transfers, and experiences, manage bookings through Travel Counsellors systems, and support customers before, during, and after they travel. You’ll also build your business and expand through referrals, returning customers, travel inspiration, and online presence.

As a Travel Counsellor, you are self-employed, but not by yourself. You have access to training for different experience levels, tailored courses, more than 4,500 interactive training videos, technology, booking tools, marketing support, financial protection, business-building coaching, and a global support team. You also join a wider community of Travel Counsellors, with people to learn from, share ideas with and turn to for advice.