UK host agency & homeworking directory

Holidaysplease

A Birmingham-based luxury long-haul host, now owned by Travel Counsellors, which supplies web leads and asks for two years’ sales experience.

The facts

Model Commission split
Cost to join £387 (refundable against an eight-week target)
Ongoing fee Not published
Other fees None recorded
Agent keeps 50% on own clients; 25–45% on company leads
Financial protection ABTA · ATOL
Agents in the network ~100 homeworkers
Founded Not published
Parent or owner Travel Counsellors
Accepts newcomers No — two years’ sales experience required

What sets it apart

Average booking value of £6,500, driven by luxury long-haul web leads.

Who it suits

Not open to newcomers — the company’s stated position is “no — two years’ sales experience required”.

You work self-employed under the host’s licences and bonding, and keep an agreed share of the commission you earn.

How customers’ money is protected

This matters to you as well as to your clients: it determines who is liable if a supplier or the company itself fails.

ABTA: Member — number not published. ABTA membership commits the company to ABTA’s code of conduct, requires it to protect customers’ money on holidays that do not include a flight, and gives customers a complaints and arbitration route.

ATOL: Held — licence number not published. An ATOL licence protects the money customers pay for package holidays that include a flight, and covers getting them home if the company fails.

ABTA and ATOL cover.

Ownership and background

Based in Birmingham. Acquired by Travel Counsellors in a deal announced in March 2023 (Travel Gossip); it still recruits under its own name, but under Travel Counsellors ownership. Its sister brand, The Holiday Franchise Company, came with it.