Welcome to the Freedom Travel Gateway franchise

Be part of something bigger

Lots of people want to get into the travel industry today and its little wonder. Travel is an exciting and satisfying business to work in and it continues to experience growth – worldwide. If you are looking to start your own travel business, there is no more cost effective, simple, or better way than doing it with Freedom Travel Gateway. All you need is a modest amount of capital, business acumen and the desire to build a successful travel business.

Freedom Travel Gateway franchise opportunity is for people who have no formal experience of working in travel, but want to start their own franchise business - either from home or a retail shop.

Make an initial investment of either £8,495 = VAT (for home-based) or £14,500 + VAT (for a retail agency) and start your own travel franchise business including full ABTA bonding for your clients.

Backed by one of the largest travel retailers in the UK, we are in the unique position to provide the very best commercial terms, enabling you to be able to compete on favourable terms with any other travel retailers. We provide you with leading edge technology, ABTA protection for clients - in fact the highest quality travel business package available today.

Make Travel Your Business

Why Choose Freedom Travel Gateway?

We are backed by Co-operative Travel - a multi-billion pound enterprise, one of the longest established and most successful travel companies operating in the UK travel industry.

We provide specialised training, cutting edge technology, assistance with recruitment and both ABTA cover and ATOL facilities without the need for expensive bonding and many other benefits too numerous to mention here.

The benefits of Freedom Travel Gateway membership include:

• Leading commercial terms
• ABTA protection for customers
• ATOL facilities*
• Leading edge travel technology
• Free dynamic packaging system and low cost flights
• Free credit card machines with low rates
• Centralised payment of suppliers
• Great Teletext rates
• Educational trips
• Over 1000 suppliers
• Access to marketing services
• Monthly commission payments
• Dedicated support team
• Free (managed) anti-virus software
• Comprehensive training course
• Regular support visits
• Exclusive cruise deals
• Optional foreign exchange facilities
• Low cost business insurance cover
• Regional forums & annual conference
• Backed by The Co-operative Travel

How Much Do I Need to Invest?

If you wish to run your business from a retail shop, an initial investment of £14,500 + VAT and a minimum working capital of £15,000 is all you need to start your very own travel business. If you prefer to be home or office based your initial investment will be £8,495 + VAT only.

Testimonials

"When we started up, we joined Freedom to get the whole package in one go. They provided the ABTA cover, ATOL, do all the admin and leaving us free to sell and make money. They're always friendly and helpful. We think Freedom's great!"
Neil Crawford and Simon Taylor



"We just can't fault Freedom. The support is great. We know agents in other consortia that don't get anything like the support we get, and when it comes to competing on price, we just can't be beaten. Joining Freedom was the best decision we ever made!"
Nyree Reynolds & Jaqui Sheldon




"Our initial vibes from the first meeting were great, we felt that as well as joining a well known brand (Freedom and The Co-operative Travel) we would be joining a team of people who cared about us, we have not been disappointed. The team at Burslem are always there to answer all our questions, guide us and offer invaluable advice. The brands that we have access to, through our association with Freedom, are also an advantage, they are some of the biggest in the business, giving us the chance to offer the best competitive prices to our clients. The back office support is great, we don't need to worry about invoicing etc., as it's all done for us, giving us all the time we need to build our business."
Colin & Janice Chalkley