InteleTravel.comReviews of inteletravel.com

This company is nothing but a scam! Pyramid selling at its best. The only person that makes money from this, is the person at the top of the Pyramid. They recruit through face book and ebay, charge you a joining fee and a monthly subscription, and for what? A hand full of supplies, with very limited choice. There are many excellent travel companies out there, this is one of the worst. Please fully research before you commit to anything, make sure all the financial protection is in place ect.

Faced with the dilemma of redundancy from my full time well paid job, I was looking for a way to get into the Travel Industry to follow my dreams of becoming a Travel Agent. I was researching all the natural routes of Hays Travel, Homeworking agencies etc and discussing with friends, I was put in contact with what turned out to be my upline via a mutual friend. Oh how I wish they hadn't have bothered. I was given all the usual information as everyone else with an accurate review has provided such as Excellent Commissions, Industry Leading Training, Great Agent Incentives, ATOL Licence pending. The only thing accurate in the information I received was the low cost joining fee and the monthly payment of £32. Once you've signed up and paid that payment you get your agents PIN, this is like a licence to book travel, although they do say you have to pass the regulatory exams in order to be able to do this. I doubt it is ever checked for compliance. However being naive I completed the exams (on my own merit I might add as I am aware of others whose uplines have taken the exam on their behalf) and set about on my merry way. The one thing I cannot fault is the many friends I made in the team I was recruited into. Some of them are still friends to this day. Securing my 1st booking and feeling all chuffed for myself was short lived due to the Pandemic cancelling the booking and whilst things may have been a bit rocky at the start, that refund took near on 16 weeks to get back to my clients. I would like to say that things improved, they didn't. However I persevered and kept attending the weekly webinars to get my much anticipated Dream Maker badge. I should have known things weren't quite what they seemed when my upline, upped and left without so much of an explanation from her or her upline as to what was happening, I was basically just left to my own devices. I'm quite independent anyway so it never really had much of an impact and by this time i had a few more bookings under my belt. These bookings did eventually get to travel and I eagerly awaited the 10% commission on the bookings that was promised. This never materialised and in reality i walked away with a measly £34.32 on a booking which should have had over £130 commission, the remainder was sucked up by InteleTravel and their Merchant of Record Fees, Admin Fee and their split of the commission. None of which were told to me at the time of signing up. So in reality this great commissions actually pretty much does not exist. The lack of any decent suppliers is also another reason I left. You have 2 suppliers who can offer long haul itineraries, both of whom are the worst at giving refunds so god only knows how there are not more bad reviews on here based on that. You have too many guided/escorted tour suppliers. You also have a company which is owned by the UK Director of InteleTravel so I'd be surprised if she's not lining her own pockets somewhere, perhaps that's where the funds for her weekly Gin O'Clock sessions come from. I always thought having an opinion constituted Freedom of Speech. Well unless you sugar coat that opinion in ounces of sweetener your opinions get removed from the posts on the official Facebook Group, if you continue with such negativity they remove your ability to post temporarily. I mean what sort of company is this that they don't take on board constructive criticism as that is what I was providing. The ABTA Code of Conduct rules are engrained on your brain, but no one actually follows them or complies by them as you have agents packaging their own deals together left right and centre, there are special suppliers reserved only for certain teams, the whole organisation is a MASS OF LIES AND DECEIT and I am so glad I got out. You try to raise awareness of these issues and nothing gets done about it. I really do hope ABTA or Trading Standards are called in to investigate as I doubt it would last in the UK Market very much longer. These are just the tips of the iceberg, I could rattle out more horror stories, may save them for Halloween.

Absolutely terrible pyramid scheme disguised as a MLM. A friend of mine was roped into it and began to consistently pester me to join. I did a deep dive on the company and it’s nothing but a pyramid scheme where you have to pay £380 a year which will go to your upline and the company. The travel agent side of it is a cover. The business focuses on recruiting others. Their Facebook group is full of videos and the comment sections are nothing but people tagging their friends and families saying stuff like “here’s how you can make money with this company” they have strategies and scripts to recruit people into this predatory pyramid scheme. The reviews on here are from people who have already been taken in by this cult. Don’t waste your time with this type of stuff. The people at the top make all the money while you lose your friends and family because they get sick of you pestering them. Ending up blocking the friend who wouldn’t leave me alone.

Well I have been an ITA for just over a year now. Unfortunately Covid 19 came along and stopped some travel. I have found some great offers through our suppliers and already booked a few holidays for myself and my partner. We have had weekends away at some great hotels booked through myself and saving us money. I love all of the training as it empowers me to gain more knowledge in something that I love and that's traveling after first getting the bug whilst I served in the Royal Navy. Getting to meet some great customers along with fellow Independent Travel Agents, just love it. Travel is Education & Inspiration. Some win, some lose, just make yourself a winner, its up to you.

Suckered in online. Wish I had read these before. They ask you to write these trust pilot reviews! When you ask to leave tell you how much they HATE quitters and can’t believe how stupid you are to leave etc. The holidays on tui are cheaper on the tui website. The Disney holidays are misleading and state they include park tickets but don’t. They get you through one exam but after that your left to it and made to feel Stupid if you ask any questions. Target mums who need a hobby and feel lonely in lockdown. Don’t do it girls, save your £140! The girls recruiting you soon turn nasty when you don’t know if you want to continue! Gives the company a bad name such a shame .... there’s just no need to be nasty!

I joined as an ITA in October of last year and I love my business. InteleTravel UK is partnered with some of the top industry suppliers and even though I am an independent business owner, I have the support of an entire team of likeminded people and access to all of the suppliers that without InteleTravel, I would not be able to access. There are endless training webinars and courses you can take to grow your knowledge and in turn grow your business. There is no requirement to recruit for the business, this is completely optional and lots of people on my team do not recruit they just sell the travel! It takes time to learn the ins and outs (which supplier is best for which type of trip etc.) but again, the team and available trainings are supportive in helping you find this information. If starting a business was easy, everyone would have one but if you are willing to put in the commitment and a bit of hard work I highly recommend this as a route to escaping the 9-5!

I signed up to become an independent travel agent on the basis that they offered a 30 day money back guarantee so I thought I'd see what the hype was about before fully committing. Not what they make it out to be, I was told you get discounted rates etc but I couldn't find anything cheaper than on Booking.com or Skyscanner. Instantly regretted signing up so have requested to cancel and get my money back (hopefully I do). I found the girl who I originally contacted to be very pushy, making out I'll regret it if I don't try. When I messaged to cancel she basically accused me of wasting her time (she barely even did anything other than send me pushy messages to get me to sign up). Avoid at all costs, the only people who make money are clearly those who get people to sign up.

Best thing i’ve ever done!! I joined a few months ago after hearing about how I could save money on my own travels, that to me is a no brainer! I’ve always loved to travel, but had no idea I could be making an income back! I wish I heard about it sooner. I’m so excited to travel when we can and make the most of the agent discounts!! I’ve already booked an amazing villa for a girls holiday, and made over £600 back on that! Insane! I’ve also made some of the bestest friends through this business. There’s comments on here about feeling pressured, but there’s honestly nothing but endless support and guidance. I’m so grateful to have met the people I have! No regrets!