Why Go Independent

The real benefits of using a host agency

Running your own travel business doesn’t mean doing it alone. A good host agency changes what’s possible for an independent agent, from the deals you can offer to the money you can actually keep.

Why agents choose to work through a host agency

Every travel agent needs three things to sell travel properly: supplier relationships, accreditation, and somewhere to actually process bookings. Building those from zero takes years and a fair bit of capital most independent agents don’t have lying around.

A host agency sits between you and the suppliers – the airlines, cruise lines, tour operators and hotel groups – and lends you its established position in that network. You get to trade under your own name while still walking in the door with the buying power of a much larger operation behind you.

It’s a genuinely different starting point. Instead of spending your first two years chasing supplier agreements and figuring out compliance, you spend them building client relationships and selling travel.

The Short Version

A host agency lends its size and relationships to a business that’s still yours. You get the leverage of a big operator without giving up the brand you’re building.

On Offer

What you actually gain access to

Supplier Access & Buying Power

Established relationships with airlines, cruise lines, tour operators and hotel groups, plus the negotiated rates that come with group buying power.

Training & Professional Support

Structured learning and day-to-day guidance from people who’ve actually sold travel, not just a manual you’re handed on day one.

Learn about our training

Uncapped Commission Structures

Simple, commission-based hosting plans with uncapped top-tier commissions, so growing your business actually grows your income.

Marketing & Promotional Support

Done-for-you marketing, including personalised email newsletters, so your brand stays visible without eating into your week.

Booking Technology

A personal, mobile-compatible website with live airfare, hotel and cruise booking engines built straight in.

See our website technology

Administrative & Back-Office Support

Commission processing and the back-office admin that otherwise chews up hours you’d rather spend with clients.

Insurance & Compliance

Errors and omissions cover and the legal compliance groundwork already sorted, so you’re trading properly from day one.

Brand Reputation & Growth Resources

The credibility of an established industry name behind you, plus the resources to keep developing your business as it grows.

Don’t Confuse the Two

A host agency isn’t a franchise, and that’s the point

Franchise and umbrella brand models ask you to trade under their name. Their logo goes on your website, their reputation is what clients remember, and if you ever leave, the business you built stays behind with them.

A host agency arrangement works the other way around. You keep the name above the door. We provide the supplier access, commission processing, insurance, technology and training underneath it, but the business itself, the brand, the client list, the goodwill, belongs to you.

If you’re weighing up the two, that’s really the question worth asking first: whose name is actually on it in five years?

Before You Sign Up

Questions agents ask before joining

Splits vary by host agency and by supplier. Ours are built around simple, commission-based hosting plans with uncapped top-tier commissions, so there’s no ceiling on what you can earn as your bookings grow.

Give us a call on 07 3861 9667 and we’ll talk you through exactly what’s involved before you commit to anything. We’d rather you understand the arrangement fully than sign something you haven’t had time to think through.

Plenty of our agents start part-time alongside other work. The supplier access and support are the same regardless of how many hours you put in each week, it’s really about what you’re trying to build.

That’s handled as part of the hosting arrangement. You get the benefit of established errors and omissions cover and compliance groundwork without having to arrange or fund it separately yourself.

You can walk away, but you’ll have your own brand and client relationships to take with you, which is precisely why we structure things this way. Nothing about your business belongs to us.

Curious whether a host agency fits your goals?

Take our video tour to see exactly what’s included, or speak with our team directly about building a travel business under your own brand.

Prefer to talk it through? Call us on 07 3861 9667.