Merlin Travel Group

Number of agents	60
Experienced required?	2 years travel sales experience preferred
Joining fee	From £175 depending on membership package selected
Monthly subscription	From £45 depending on membership package selected
Transaction fees	Set charge of £6, plus insurances and Card Transaction fees per booking
% of commission	70% – 90% depending on membership package chosen
Paid when	Paid the month after travel
Leads provided	Occasionally
Training provided	Yes – induction training plus a 6 month (minimum) probationary/mentoring period during which follow-up training is carried out tailored to the member’s needs. Ongoing training from BDM and suppliers, plus experiential training on FAM trips / team trips as appropriate.
Website provided	Fixed template page on MTG website. Access to our in-house developer who will build you a website to your specification at greatly reduced cost (if you want one)
Marketing support	Yes
ABTA/ATOL	ATOL & PTS trust account
Work with any supplier	Yes
Exclusive product	Yes

Number of agents	60
Experienced required?	2 years travel sales experience preferred
Joining fee	From £175 depending on membership package selected
Monthly subscription	From £45 depending on membership package selected
Transaction fees	Set charge of £6, plus Insurances and Card Transaction fees per booking.
% of commission	70% – 90% depending on membership package chosen
Paid when	Paid the month after travel
Leads provided	Occasionally
Training provided	Yes – induction training plus a 6 month (minimum) probationary/mentoring period during which follow-up training is carried out tailored to the member’s needs. Ongoing training from BDM and suppliers, plus experiential training on FAM trips / team trips as appropriate
Website provided	Fixed template page on MTG website. Access to our in-house developer who will build you a website to your specification at greatly reduced cost (if you want one)
Marketing support	Yes
ABTA/ATOL	ATOL & PTS trust account
Work with any supplier	Yes
Exclusive product	Yes

Introducing Merlin Travel Group

Merlin Travel Group are valued members of Protected Trust Services, giving you and your customers 100% financial protection. Together, we offer the support and security you need to make your business a success. MTG is run by travel professionals, for travel professionals. Even our directors still sell travel to our personal clients. You’ll find no number crunchers, pyramid sellers, or non-travel people here. For us it’s All About Travel.

We work with over 300 business partners to offer the best deals in the market for you to sell to your customers.

We realise that one membership option doesn’t fit all and that each business owner has their own wants and needs from their travel business and a direction they want to take it in. Your business is as unique as you are and we celebrate that by encouraging and supporting you in developing a travel business that reflects the destinations & holiday types that you’re passionate about.

Merlin Travel Group are an equal opportunities organisation and we’re extremely proud to welcome Davy Tague owner of Orwell Travel who has recently established a homeworking travel business with a key focus on selling to clients who are hard of hearing or deaf. Davy is a member of the deaf community himself and communicates in both British Sign Language and International Sign Language. Speaking on his decision to set up his business, Davy admitted it was his extensive travels that have inadvertently turned him into a sought-after source of travel advice amongst his friends, family, and colleagues and it was their encouragement that led him to consider a professional venture in travel.

If you want to specialise in a particular destination we’ll work with you to curate a portfolio of suppliers that meet you & your customers’ needs. If you want to sell general travel and holiday packages, no problem! You’re in control.

No targets or logging in to tell us you’re working. Not based in the UK, no problem. Want to work part-time around the needs of your family, social life, or other commitments such as travelling the world and booking holidays as you go – perfect, our membership options support that, choose from:

Independent Travel Pro – our MTG homeworker option – trading under the Merlin Travel Group brand.

Travel Agent Pro – Your brand and business name operating under our umbrella with the tools you need to succeed.

Travel Pro Academy – New to travel or wanting to start afresh, this dedicated 12-month program will give you all the support you need to transition into a homeworking position of your choice.

Cruise Agent Pro – Your brand and business name operating under our umbrella, specialising in cruise/fly cruise.

Elite Travel Pro – Established travel agent / tour operator businesses with turnover of £1M+ p/a & trading for a minimum of 3 years

Membership comes with the support of our amazing head office team, all of them experienced travel people. You’ll benefit from our ATOL to either create your own unique packages to set yourself apart from your competition, or access our internal tour op team MTG Holidays who will package it for you.

You and your customers will benefit from our Membership of Protected Trust Services and all the protection mechanisms, including a true trust account which is independently managed by a respected firm of Chartered Accountants, ensuring that client funds are always 100% protected.