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Agents look to homeworking as tough market hits high street
Travel Counsellors is reporting a marked increase in enquiries from agency owners looking to run their own travel business without the overheads and rising costs of owning a shop in the current climate.
Managing director Steve Byrne said: “There is no doubt that life is tougher than ever on the high street which is why we are seeing a marked increase in enquiries from agency owners.â€
In response, Travel Counsellors is running a special recruitment webcast on January 29 to explain the benefits of working from home in the economic downturn.
The webcast will be broadcast at 8pm. To register visit www.travelcounsellors.com/tctv, telephone 0800 195 7193 or email [email protected].
Last year, the company’s turnover increased by 16% from £210m to £245m.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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