77% Micro
18% Small
3% Mid
2% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - NOVEMBER 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
14,953
Annual Sales
£55bn +
Employees
135,946
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
15% Mature
4% New
Oldest Travel Agency & Booking Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Travel Agency & Booking Companies
33% Declining
32% Rapid
15% High
14% Healthy
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 14,953 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £55 billion .
The Industry employs around 135,945 people and contributes £10 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Travel Agency & Booking companies is London with 5,507 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 148.
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.
15% of the Travel Agency & Booking Industry is made up of 15% 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 Imagine Cruising Limited (296%), Easyjet Holidays Limited (285%) and Travelbag Limited (255%).
The UK Travel Agency & Booking Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 10.08x, Turnover multiple of 1.74x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.61x.
