Several influencers and celebrities, including content creator Yasmin Hadlow and former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison, have been promoting travel agent opportunities with InteleTravel through PlanNet Marketing, a recruitment partner. The arrangement promises participants the ability to earn income and build businesses through selling holidays and recruiting others.
However, multiple individuals recruited into the program have reported difficulty achieving profitability once fees were factored in. One recruit, identified as Mark, paid approximately £150 to sign up with InteleTravel plus recurring monthly fees of £30 to £40 for system access and training. Over 18 months of work, he completed only a handful of sales and earned roughly £1,000 in commission against his fee payments. Travel agents typically earn about 70 percent of the roughly 10 percent commission suppliers pay on bookings. When Mark struggled to generate sales revenue, his recruiter encouraged him to join PlanNet Marketing as a recruitment representative, shifting focus away from travel bookings.
Shelley, a 52-year-old nurse who signed up during the pandemic in 2021, reported similar challenges. After paying a £142 joining fee and investing in business materials, she estimated her total profit over roughly two years at between £500 and £1,000. She stated that recruiters presented the opportunity as potentially lucrative, but support diminished once the initial money-back guarantee period expired.
InteleTravel and PlanNet Marketing are separate entities, though PlanNet is described as InteleTravel’s exclusive enrollment partner. The arrangement has drawn criticism from some observers who characterize it as resembling multi-level marketing operations, though both companies dispute this characterization. InteleTravel emphasized that self-employment carries no guaranteed profits and noted it offers a 30-day money-back guarantee and a first-year profit guarantee under specific contractual conditions. PlanNet Marketing’s income disclosure statement indicates that average annual earnings across its representative base are approximately $40.
The article notes that some people recruited by PlanNet representatives were later encouraged to pursue recruitment activities themselves rather than focus on selling travel services, with recruitment payouts ranging from roughly $4 per new active recruit plus additional bonuses based on downline growth and rank advancement.
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