How Starting a Home-Based Travel Business Gave Me Flexibility, Freedom and Purpose
If you’d told me a few years ago that I’d be running a travel business from home — around the school run, family life, and work — I would’ve laughed.
But here we are.
Starting a home-based travel business has been one of the most empowering decisions I’ve ever made. Not because it was a “big leap,” but because it finally gave me the flexibility, freedom and purpose I’d been craving without even realising it.
Life Was Busy… But It Was Missing Something
Like many mums, my days were full — kids to school, work squeezed into pockets of time, dinner, routines, bedtime, repeat.
It wasn’t that life was bad. It was just… predictable.
I wanted something fulfilling. Something mine. Something that could grow with me — not drain me.
I wanted a way to:
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Use my skills
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Fit work around the kids
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Travel more
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And create financial freedom without sacrificing my family life
A home-based travel business ticked every box I didn’t even know I had.
Travel Was Already a Passion — I Just Never Saw It as an Income
Like most families, we love our holidays. Ski trips, sunshine breaks, weekends away — the memories matter more than anything we buy.
Starting a travel business wasn’t about doing something “new.”
It was about getting paid for something we were already doing anyway.
And once I realised the travel industry is full of:
✔ universal demand
✔ built-in commissions
✔ global opportunities
✔ supportive communities
…it suddenly made perfect sense.
The Flexibility Is Life-Changing
I work when:
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The kids are at school
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I’m having a coffee
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Or I fancy sitting with my laptop in bed on a rainy morning
There’s no commute, no boss, no pressure — just freedom.
Whether I give it an hour or a whole afternoon, it still grows.
It’s Given Me Confidence, Direction and Purpose
This business isn’t “just a side hustle.”
It’s given me something meaningful to work towards.
I’m able to:
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Help families book affordable holidays
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Unlock discounted travel for myself and others
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Earn commission from what I already love
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Support others to build their own travel business too
For the first time in a long time, I feel like I’m building something that matters — something for me.
If You’re Craving Flexibility and Fulfilment… This Could Be For You
You don’t need past experience.
You don’t need to be “business minded.”
You just need a love for travel and a desire for something more.
And if that sounds like you…
👉 Book a discovery call with me and I’ll show you how it works.
No pressure, no commitments — just genuine guidance.
