What is a Host Travel Agency?

Think of a host agency as the engine behind your business. We give you the freedom to run your own travel business under your own name, backed by the systems, supplier relationships and support that would otherwise take years to build.

The Basics

A host agency is a company that provides support and resources to independent travel agents, allowing them to operate their own travel business while benefiting from the host agency’s established relationships with suppliers, and administrative infrastructure.

In practical terms, that means you’re not starting from scratch. Supplier agreements, booking technology, industry accreditation, ongoing training – it’s already in place. What you bring is the front-facing part: your brand, your clients, and the relationships you build with them.

At Your Travel Centre, that distinction matters to us. We support your business. We don’t own it.

In Short

A host agency operates in the background. It handles supplier access, accreditation, technology and training, while you run the shopfront under your own name.

what’s included

Supplier Relationships

Access to airlines, cruise lines, tour operators and hotel groups, through relationships that have already been negotiated and established.

Accreditation

The industry accreditation and licensing needed to legitimately sell and issue travel, without applying for it yourself.

Booking Technology

All you need to record bookings and financial transactions, issue client invoices, run reports, and more.

Ongoing Support

Training, marketing and day-to-day guidance, so you’re never left figuring out the harder parts on your own.

watch the video guide

More of a visual learner? Check out our quick guide to what a host agency is and how we can help you start, and grow your own travel agency business

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The Key Difference

You’re building your own business

Not every host agency works the same way. Some ask you to trade under their name, using their logo and growing their brand instead of yours. Others hand you the tools and step back.

We’re the second kind. Your business carries your name, your logo, your website. We simply provide the framework underneath it – the supplier access, the technology, the accreditation and the training – so you can build something that’s genuinely yours.

Common Questions

No. Some agents come to us from a travel industry background, but others join with no travel experience at all. However, if you don’t have any experience we do require you to have completed a Cert III in travel or equivalent. Go to our New to Travel page to learn more.

All our agents trade under their own business name, with their own branding, logo, website and more. We provide the infrastructure behind the business, not the name above the door.

Structures and costs vary between host agencies. Ours are simple, transparent and based on a month to month agreement. Find out more at our Hosting Plans page.

From ongoing training and marketing assistance to client accounting support, we’re here to help you every step of the way. Learn more at our Training & Development page.

Ready to take the next step?

Find out more about us, submit an enquiry, 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.