InteleTravel
October 3, 2026
Would-be independent travel agents recruited through PlanNet Marketing into InteleTravel say sign-up costs and monthly fees left many of them making little or no profit, according to accounts from people who joined the U.S.-based booking platform.
Influencers and celebrities have promoted PlanNet Marketing, which enrolls people to work as independent travel agents with InteleTravel, using slogans about working from anywhere and earning while traveling. Seven people who said they were recruited as InteleTravel agents by PlanNet Marketing representatives described struggling to make money once joining fees and monthly platform charges were taken into account. Some said recruiters encouraged them to sign up with PlanNet Marketing and focus on bringing in others rather than selling holidays.
InteleTravel agents typically pay a sign-up fee of about 150 pounds plus 30 to 40 pounds a month for booking-system access and training. Agents keep about 70 percent of the roughly 10 percent commission suppliers pay on bookings. Joining PlanNet Marketing is optional and carries a separate monthly fee of about 14 pounds; those who do so can earn referral payments and rank-based payouts as their downline grows. PlanNet Marketing's income disclosure statement shows average annual earnings across its general base of representatives of about 40 dollars.
One former agent said that after about 18 months of long days he had made only a handful of sales and was steered toward recruitment. Over roughly two years he said he made about three bookings and maybe 1,000 pounds in commission while paying monthly fees and a sign-up charge. A nurse who signed up during the pandemic estimated total profit of 500 to 1,000 pounds over about two years after spending on business cards, flyers and a website, and said she was left to training videos once the short money-back window closed.
InteleTravel said there is no guarantee of continuous profit when starting a self-employed business and that joining fees cover regulatory licensing, insurance, mandatory training and booking systems required under U.K. travel rules. The company offers a 30-day money-back guarantee and a first-year profit guarantee that refunds the difference if an agent does not earn back fees in the first 12 months, subject to conditions such as completing a full year of valid adviser status, purchasing branded cards, creating a website, booking one completed hotel stay every quarter and filing a written claim within a 30-day window after the one-year anniversary.
Critics have described the PlanNet Marketing and InteleTravel arrangement as multi-level marketing. InteleTravel denies that characterization, saying the two are separate businesses and that signing up with PlanNet Marketing for recruitment is an individual's choice. PlanNet Marketing's vice president of compliance said people are not required to enroll with both companies and that substantial income takes hard work and dedication. An InteleTravel spokesperson said thousands of advisers have built careers using the company's resources while acknowledging that some individuals struggle when launching a travel career.