Home-based flight and holiday booking agent

Families, groups, people visiting relatives abroad, and small businesses that want someone to handle their travel booking.

Commission shared by your host agency or supplier, plus booking or service fees you add for complex trips, group bookings or changes.

• Good at comparing fares and itineraries
• Clear, patient customer service
• Organised, with attention to detail
• Willingness to build a local network

• Check whether your bookings need ATOL protection, especially when flights are sold with hotels or other services
• Check how the host agency is licensed and what it expects from you
• Check data protection duties, as you will hold passport and payment details
• Commission on flight-only sales can be small, so check the fees and margins before you start
• Check public liability or professional indemnity cover, and whether you can work from home under your tenancy or mortgage

Startup costs are typically estimated at around £200 to £1,000, depending on the host agency or booking platform you use and any insurance you take out. Check the fees and margins before you start.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £400 to £2,000, depending on how many bookings you win and what you sell. Commission on flight-only sales can be small, so check margins first.

Check whether your bookings need ATOL protection, especially when flights are sold with hotels or other services. Also check how the host agency is licensed, your data protection duties for passport and payment details, and your insurance cover.