Member Support and Advice

Should I Start A Tour Operator or Travel Agent Business?

Should I Start A Tour Operator or Travel Agent Business?

Are you toying with the idea of starting your own travel business? If you have a passion for a particular part of the world, you may want to start a tour operator or travel agent business. Or, maybe you have a hobby that you love and want to share opportunities with like-minded people. If you…

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5 Niche Travel Businesses to Start in 2025
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5 Niche Travel Businesses to Start in 2025

Without a doubt, the travel industry is filled with niche travel businesses that go in and out of demand with the trends. These trends can change month to month, season to season, or even follow the flow of fashion trends. But there is no question that over the past 3 years, some niche styles of…

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Why Wait? Start Your Travel Business Today!

Why Wait? Start Your Travel Business Today!

While it is a fantasy that has crossed many minds and gotten dismissed as a pipe-dream, if you want to start your travel business, it can be as simple as deciding to go for it. A passion for travel and love for people are all the skills you need to get started. Though there are…

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Is Your Business Ready For Peaks? Why You Should Move to PTS

Is Your Business Ready For Peaks? Why You Should Move to PTS

The cold is truly setting in for some wonderful winter holidays, and for many, this is the season to indulge. But if you run a travel business, now is the time to start bracing for the flood of travellers just about fed up with this 'never-ending' winter wonderland and looking to book next year's sunny,…

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Cycling Specialist Travel Business: Why You Need PTS Protection

Cycling Specialist Travel Business: Why You Need PTS Protection

As a cycling specialist travel business, your company is working hard to deliver exciting, fast-paced, and worldwide adventures for fans of your favourite sport, and your biggest priority is ensuring they can have that once-in-a-lifetime feeling. Whether you're helping travellers see the Tour de France for the first time, or providing that necessary financial protection…

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Travel is Changing, Let’s Make It For The Better
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Travel is Changing, Let’s Make It For The Better

Travel is defined by change. Altitude takes your breath away with every step up a mountain. Seasons take the rainbow on a constant, winding, dancing journey across time. The craving for toes in sand slowly faded into boots on ground. The cultures, communities, individuals, and landscapes we touch with every step away from home change…

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The Freedom To Add Your Own Travel Suppliers with PTS

The Freedom To Add Your Own Travel Suppliers with PTS

The ability to use a range of travel suppliers is imperative to many tour operators. However, most travel support solutions will only allow you to sell their linked suppliers. The freedom and ability to choose which suppliers you build relationships with allows is underappreciated by consortia, but desperately needed by travel businesses. Freedom with travel…

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Embracing Responsible and Sustainable Travel in 2024

Embracing Responsible and Sustainable Travel in 2024

In recent years, the call for sustainable travel from industry and consumers alike has grown significantly, alongside the call for sustainability across all sectors. As we all navigate the evolving landscape of travel in 2024, the emphasis on responsible and sustainable tourism has become more critical than ever.   As individual travel businesses, many are…

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PTS: The Best Night’s Sleep a Travel Business Can Get

PTS: The Best Night’s Sleep a Travel Business Can Get

Running a travel agent or tour operator business is a lot (even without PTS). It can be downright exhausting a lot of the time. And though you are passionate about what you do, it can cost you good rest. Or at least, that is where the required minimum can leave you. Yes, you have the…

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How Protected Trust Services Support So Many Different Members

How Protected Trust Services Support So Many Different Members

At Protected Trust Services (PTS) supporting our members is about providing all the tools you could need to build and grow your business independently. Whether you are a new business, a standing one, a tour operator, travel agent, or homeworker. Whether you are high street or at home, our goal is consistently, to help you…

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