How much does a Travel Leaders franchise cost?
Opening a Travel Leaders franchise takes a total initial investment of $2,270 to $17,910, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Travel Leaders franchises existing travel agencies under the TRAVEL LEADERS System. Category: Recreation.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Travel Leaders franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $2,270 to $17,910. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Exterior Sign Purchase and Installation ($200 to $6,000), Initial License Fee ($0 to $2,500), and Insurance ($1,000 to $2,100). Together they make up about 59% of the high-end estimate.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial License Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $0 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Business Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $200 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Exterior Sign Purchase and Installation2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $200 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| ARC name change2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $100 | $100 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $1,000 | $2,100 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Travel & living expenses to attend training / | $400 | $700 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Voice Mail2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $0 | $190 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Internet and E-Mail Access2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $0 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Additional Funds - 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $0 | $0 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| ClientBase CRM2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $50 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| ASTA Membership2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $320 | $1,320 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 | $2,270 | $17,910 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11 |
Source Travel Leaders, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 11, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Travel Leaders franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
“We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing franchise, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that franchise.”
Source Travel Leaders, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 28, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Travel Leaders outlets there are, and how many closed
Travel Leaders ended 2024 with 190 franchised outlets and 2 company-owned outlets. In that year 11 franchised outlets opened and 5 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Travel Leaders opened 28 franchised outlets and 23 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 7, from 183 to 190 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 6 were not renewed and 17 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2024 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 4.2% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 24.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 182 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1901 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33 |
| 2023 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 182 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33 |
| 2022 | 183 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 184 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33 |
Source Travel Leaders, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 33, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Travel Leaders compares with other Recreation franchises
Measured against the 21 Recreation franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Travel Leaders' estimated range is $10,090. It costs less to open than 100% of Recreation franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 4.2% for Travel Leaders. That is lower than 60% of the 11 Recreation franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Travel Leaders' franchised system grew 3.8%. The typical Recreation franchise here grew 14%.
- Earnings disclosure. 13 of the 21 Recreation franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Travel Leaders is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Recreation franchise side by side.
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