Are companies which operate a chain of retail outlets throughout the UK under a single brand name. These types of companies are usually found on the high street. 

Examples: 

A few examples of these would be Thomson and Thomas Cook.

 Products and services: 
Traditional package holidays e.g. accommodation, flight and transfers 

Ancillary sales e.g. car hire, currency exchange.

·        A Call Centre travel agent is a company which sells products over the phone and every day they have to reach a certain number of sales they make per day. There are many call centres around the UK, and most retail travel shops will also have call centres, for the people who want to book over the phone.

·        STA Travel is a global travel specialist with 30 years’ experience advising young people on holidays and adventures abroad. 

·        They offer a unique range of flights, accommodation, tours and expeditions in 90 countries and send over 6 million passengers away each year. They also offer cheap flights, adventure tours, gap year travel, career breaks, hotels and hostels, travel insurance and volunteer projects.

An Example is: Premier Travel, Hayes Travel, Travel counselors 

Product and services: 
Accommodation, schedule flights, Ancillary sales traditional package holidays, 

http://www.haystravel.co.uk/ 

 

-World Choice

-Advantage travel centre 

There are still others types such ‘Win’. 

An example of consortia is most of Independent travel agents but one specific travel agent that works within this ‘System’ are ‘Carlson Wagonlit’  

 

They provide all types of products and services to independent travel agents at a cheaper rate so they are able to beat competition from the ‘multiple travel agents’