75% Micro
19% Small
3% Mid
2% Large
0% Mega
INSIGHTS - FEBRUARY 2025
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
15,274
Annual Sales
£45bn +
Employees
103,877
Economic Contribution
£13bn
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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
Travel Agency & Booking Companies by Age
33% Young
27% Established
24% Startup
17% Mature
0% New
Oldest Travel Agency & Booking Companies
Established
Fastest Growing Travel Agency & Booking Companies
41% Rapid
26% Declining
15% High
13% Healthy
5% 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 15,274 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £45 billion .
The Industry employs around 103,877 people and contributes £13 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Travel Agency & Booking companies is London with 5,633 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 147.
The largest Travel Agency & Booking company is Tui Uk Limited with a turnover of £5.7bn. 75% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
17% of the Travel Agency & Booking Industry is made up of 17% Mature but the majority are Young businesses (33%) the oldest company is Althams Travel Services Limited founded in 1894.
Travel Agency & Booking industry has a number of high growth companies (13%), 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 10.10x, Turnover multiple of 1.90x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.77x.
