Independent Travel Consultants in the UK
Personal travel experts for customers. Supportive homeworking for consultants.
Part of the Jamie Wake Travel family, we connect UK travellers with independent travel consultants and support people who want to become self-employed travel agents and build a professional travel business from home.
The Independent Travel Consultants
The Independent Travel Consultants is the homeworking division of Jamie Wake Travel and a UK network of independent travel professionals.
For travellers, our consultants provide personal holiday planning, advice and booking support, giving customers a real person to work with rather than leaving them to navigate endless travel options alone.
For people looking to work in travel, we provide a supported route to becoming an independent travel consultant. Our consultants are self-employed and can build their own client base and customer-facing business while using the training, suppliers, booking systems and operational support available through Jamie Wake Travel.
Our purpose is simple: give customers a trusted travel professional to book with and give consultants the professional structure they need to build a sustainable travel business.
If you want somebody to arrange your next trip, find an Independent Travel Consultant. If you are exploring a career or business in travel, learn about becoming an Independent Travel Consultant.
Part of the Jamie Wake Travel Family
The Independent Travel Consultants is the homeworking division of Jamie Wake Travel, an independent UK travel agency.
Our consultants operate through the wider Jamie Wake Travel structure, giving them access to established supplier relationships, booking systems, training, operational support and the appropriate customer-protection arrangements for the travel they sell.
For customers, that means personal service backed by a professional travel business. For consultants, it means the freedom to develop their own client relationships and business identity without having to create an entire travel agency infrastructure from scratch.
What we stand for
Personal service
We believe travel should still feel personal. Customers should be able to speak to a real person who listens, understands what matters and helps shape the right holiday.
Honest advice
We are not here to push people into the wrong trip. A good independent travel consultant asks questions, explains options clearly and gives advice based on the customer’s needs.
Professional standards
Being independent should not mean being unsupported. Our consultants work with guidance, training, booking processes and compliance support so they can build their businesses properly.
Financial reassurance
Travel can be a big investment. We believe customers deserve clear information, secure booking processes and a proper explanation of the protection that applies to their holiday.
Opportunity without unnecessary barriers
For people wanting to work in travel, we believe passion, care and commitment should matter more than expensive joining packages. For people wanting to work in travel, we believe passion, care and commitment should matter more than expensive joining packages. There is no joining fee to become an Independent Travel Consultant with us, and our homeworking model is designed to be accessible, supportive and realistic.
Community over competition
We are building something where consultants can grow together. We want our homeworkers to feel part of a team, not left alone to work everything out by themselves.
Looking for an independent travel consultant?
If you are looking for an independent travel agent in the UK, our consultants can help you research, plan and book your next holiday with personal advice and one-to-one support.
From package holidays and cruises to luxury escapes and tailor-made itineraries, you can choose a consultant whose experience and interests suit the type of trip you are planning.
Want to Become an Independent Travel Consultant?
If you are researching how to become an independent travel agent, travel homeworker or home-based travel agent in the UK, The Independent Travel Consultants provides a supported way to build your own travel business.
Our consultants are self-employed. You build your own client base, develop your own customer relationships and can create your own compliant trading identity, while operating through Jamie Wake Travel for the wider travel infrastructure behind your business.
There is currently no joining fee. Standard membership is £50 per month, and consultants begin on an 80% commission share after applicable booking costs and card processing fees.
You also receive access to training, supplier relationships, booking systems and ongoing operational support. We accept both people entering travel for the first time and experienced travel professionals looking for a different homeworking model.
The full costs, commission structure, training, support and joining process are explained on our Join Our Team – Become an Independent Travel Consultant page.
Still researching the career? Read what an independent travel agent really does, what a homeworker travel agent is, or our guide to independent travel agent commission.
What can our independent travel consultants help with?
Our Independent Travel Consultants can help with package holidays, cruises, tailor-made travel, family holidays, honeymoons, luxury escapes, villas, city breaks, ski holidays, safari holidays, touring, group travel, LGBT+ holidays, multi-centre trips and more.
Some customers know exactly what they want. Others only know how they want the holiday to feel. Either way, you can find an Independent Travel Consultant whose interests and expertise fit your plans.
A smaller travel family with big ambitions
We are not trying to become the biggest travel homeworking company in the UK. We want to build one of the most supportive.
That means staying close enough to our consultants to know them, listen to feedback and keep improving the systems and support around their businesses.
It benefits customers too. Well-supported independent travel consultants are better placed to provide personal service, manage bookings professionally and be there when their clients need them.
We want to grow with our consultants, not above them.
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Find an Independent Travel Consultant
Looking for help with your next holiday? Browse our consultants and find someone who can help you plan your trip with personal advice and friendly support.
Join Independent Travel Consultants
Want to become a travel homeworker? Learn more about our homeworking opportunity, training, support and how to start building your own travel business.
