Independent Travel Agents – How They Can Save You Money

When you’re looking to book a city break or summer holiday, independent travel agents may be able to save you money on the cost of your trip.

Booking with High Street agents may not provide you with the best possible deal due to a number of factors.

As you read the rest of this article you’ll discover how independent and home based travel agents can be a better bet when you’re looking to get away for less.

Low overheads

If you book your holiday with an independent travel agent who works from home, they will have far fewer overheads than a traditional High Street chain.

Running costs such as rent, wages, lighting, heating and business rates will be either non-existent or much less for the home based travel agent, which means these savings can come off the overall price of your trip.

Many independent travel agents can work solely on the internet these days and gain customers from having a good reputation and high search engine ranking for terms related to their business.

Unbiased advice

Not everyone likes to go to popular tourist destinations on holiday and independent travel agents can be a mine of useful information for more unusual places.

They are also more likely to give you unbiased travel advice if they’re not affiliated with any particular travel group. This means you’ll get the best holiday for you at the best price rather than the holiday that suits the travel agent.

If you deal with the same independent travel agent over a period of time, they’ll get to know you and your likes/dislikes. This will make booking a holiday much easier than going to a High Street travel agency and finding someone new there each time you go.

Personal experience

As well as unbiased advice, you may also get individual advice tailored to your destination when dealing with an independent travel agent

For example, if a home based agent specialises in safari holidays to Kenya, the chances are they will have been on quite a few themselves and be able to give you the sort of advice and information you won’t find in any brochures.

Don’t always assume a High Street travel agent will be able to provide you with the best deal. Even if their prices are slightly cheaper than those of independent travel agents, the unbiased advice and expertise you can access could be well worth paying a little bit more for.


Freedom Travel Group is the UK’s largest independently owned travel distribution group with a wide network of homed based travel agents