UK host agencies and homeworking networks, compared
If you want to sell holidays from home in the UK, you’ll usually join one of three kinds of company: a franchise, a commission-split host, or a membership consortium. A few sit outside those three.
This directory records what each of the 42 companies below charges, what share of commission you keep, and how customers’ money is protected. There’s a source and a date against every figure.
We’re not a host agency and we don’t recruit agents. Nobody listed here has paid to be included, and the order on this page is simply alphabetical within each model type. Where a company doesn’t publish a figure we say Not published rather than guess.
Compare all 42 companies in one sortable table — joining cost, monthly fee, commission split, protection and whether newcomers are accepted.
All companies by model
- Franchises 5
- Commission-split hosts 28
- Consortia and membership platforms 2
- Hybrid and mixed models 5
- Sub-affiliates 1
- Employed homeworking 1
Franchises
You buy the right to trade under the brand. Expect an upfront fee, ongoing fees, and a defined commission share.
- Explorer Travel Joining £2,995 (experienced) / £5,995 (new) · keeps 50–70% by package · ABTA · ATOL
- GoCruise & Travel Joining £495+VAT, plus training: £295 (experienced) / £1,995 (returning) / £5,995 (new) · keeps Not published · ABTA · ATOL
- Not Just Travel / The Travel Franchise Joining Lite from £995–£2,995; Elite £14,995+VAT · keeps Up to 85% · ABTA · ATOL
- The Holiday Franchise Company Joining Not published · keeps 98% · Not published
- Travel Counsellors Joining From £295+VAT (varies by experience) · keeps 60% · ATOL · Trust account
Commission-split hosts
You work self-employed under the host’s licences and bonding, and keep an agreed share of the commission you earn.
- 1000 Mile Travel Group Joining £625+VAT · keeps 80% · ATOL
- Auria Travel Joining £149+VAT · keeps 70–80% by volume · ABTA · ATOL
- Azure Indies Joining £0 · keeps Up to 100% · ABTA · ATOL
- Bradley Travelstore Joining £0 (no training fees) · keeps Up to 80% · ATOL
- Brilliant Travel Joining Not published · keeps 75% · ABTA · ATOL
- Designer Travel Joining £0–£500 by experience · keeps 60–80% · ABTA · ATOL
- Holidaysplease Joining £387 (refundable against an eight-week target) · keeps 50% on own clients; 25–45% on company leads · ABTA · ATOL
- Homeworking by Inspire Joining £200 · keeps 60% rising to 90% · Trust account
- Independent Travel Consultants Joining £0 · keeps 80% (after booking costs) · Not published
- Independent Travel Experts Joining £0 · keeps 61–80% · ATOL · Trust account
- InteleTravel UK Joining £142 setup · keeps 70%, 80% above threshold · ABTA
- JLT Group (Janine Loves Travel) Joining £297 · keeps 80%, paid before travel · ATOL · Trust account
- loveholidays (homeworking) Joining £0 · keeps Up to 24% of booking margin · ATOL
- LV Prestige Travel Joining £99 · keeps 60–80% by sales · Trust account
- Merlin Travel Group Joining £250 inc VAT · keeps 75–90% by volume · ATOL · Trust account
- Murray Travel Joining From £899 · keeps Up to 80% · ABTA · ATOL
- Personal Holiday Advisors (Constant Travel) Joining £0 · keeps 70%, 80% at target · ABTA · ATOL
- Personal Travel Consultants (Blue Bay Travel) Joining £295 (payable over 12 months) · keeps 20% on company leads / 65% on own clients · ABTA · ATOL
- Private Travel Designers (Elegant Resorts) Joining £0 · keeps 60% · ABTA · ATOL
- Silver Travel Advisor Joining £0 · keeps 70% · ABTA · ATOL
- Simplexity Travel Management Joining £0 · keeps 70–90% · ABTA · ATOL
- The Holiday Village Joining £0 · keeps 65% · ABTA · ATOL
- The Personal Travel Agents Joining Not published · keeps Not published · ABTA · ATOL
- Travel Four Seasons / The Artisan Collective Joining £0 · keeps 60–80% tiered, with no annual reset · ATOL · Trust account
- Travel Homeworkers Joining £295 · keeps 70% · ABTA · ATOL
- Vertical Travel Group Joining £0 · keeps 60–70% (tiered) · ABTA · ATOL
- Your Endless Travel Joining Free-entry tiers (October 2025 offer) · keeps Up to 50% on company leads / 70% on own leads · Not published
- Your Travel Company Joining £0 · keeps 80%, no thresholds · ATOL · Trust account
Consortia and membership platforms
You join as a member and usually trade in your own name, paying fees rather than giving up a share of commission.
- Protected Trust Services Joining £999+VAT per TG#108; PTS’s own site mentions no joining fee — sources conflict, unverified · keeps 100% · ATOL · Trust account
- Travel Trust Association Joining On enquiry · keeps 100% (members keep all commission and pay fees) · Trust account
Hybrid and mixed models
The company mixes models, so its fees and commission terms may not line up neatly with a straight commission split.
- Hays Travel Personal Travel Consultants Joining £295+VAT (experienced) · keeps 60% independent; 30–70% leads-supported · ABTA · ATOL
- Perfect Getaways Travel Partners Joining £4,995 · keeps Up to 80% · ABTA
- The Global Travel Group Joining Not published · keeps Unknown (described only as “superior rates”) · ATOL
- Travel Specialists by Advantage Joining £299 · keeps 100% of commission · ABTA
- Travelosophers Joining £0 · keeps 65–75% · ABTA · ATOL
Sub-affiliates
You join through a smaller company that itself sits inside a larger network, and trade under that network’s licences.
- Warton Travel Joining £156 · keeps 70% to £3,500 of earnings, then 80% · ABTA · ATOL
Employed homeworking
This is an employed, salaried role worked from home rather than a host agency you pay to join.
- Kuoni (Personal Travel Managers) Joining Not applicable — salaried role · keeps Not applicable — salary plus incentives · ABTA · ATOL