77% Micro
18% Small
3% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - OCTOBER 2024
UK Travel Agency & Booking Industry
UK Travel Agency & Booking Industry Information
The travel industry is engaged in selling travel, tour, transportation and accommodation services, arranging tours that are sold through travel agencies or tour operators and other travel-related services including reservations, tourist guides and tourism promotion activities.
Active Businesses
14,859
Annual Sales
£49bn +
Employees
135,796
Economic Contribution
£10bn
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Location of Travel Agency & Booking Companies
Travel Agency & Booking Companies by Size
Largest Travel Agency & Booking Companies
Turnover
Tui Uk Limited
£5.7bn
Jet2holidays Limited
£5.3bn
Rcl Cruises Ltd
£2bn
Trailfinders Limited
£967.7m
Travel Agency & Booking Companies by Age
31% Young
25% Established
25% Startup
16% Mature
3% New
Oldest Travel Agency & Booking Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Travel Agency & Booking Companies
36% Declining
30% Rapid
14% Healthy
14% High
6% Low
Fastest Growing Travel Agency & Booking Companies
3yr CAGR
Travel Agency & Booking Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Travel Agency & Booking Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Travel Agency & Booking Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Travel Agency & Booking Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities Industry Insights
There are 14,859 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £49 billion .
The Industry employs around 135,795 people and contributes £10 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Travel Agency & Booking companies is London with 5,456 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 150.
The largest Travel Agency & Booking company is Tui Uk Limited with a turnover of £5.7bn. 77% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
16% of the Travel Agency & Booking Industry is made up of 16% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (31%) the oldest company is Althams Travel Services Limited founded in 1894.
Travel Agency & Booking industry has a number of high growth companies (14%), the fastest growing company is Gold Medal Travel Group Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 307%. Other fast growing companies include Easyjet Holidays Limited (285%), Travelbag Limited (255%) and Tour Partner Group Uk Ltd (244%).
The UK Travel Agency & Booking Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 6.04x, Turnover multiple of 1.01x and a Net Asset multiple of 1.25x.
