Start or Grow Your Travel Business With Support, Structure, and Guidance
Group Travel & Tours is a family-owned hosted travel agency created for beginner and experienced travel advisors who want more than a place to book travel. We provide one-on-one mentorship, workflow support, system guidance, marketing direction, and professional resources to help you build with confidence.
A supportive agency home for travel advisors ready to learn, serve, grow, and build professionally.
Who We Serve
Whether you are just starting out or looking for a more supportive agency home, we have a pathway for you.
Beginner Travel Advisors
For those who are new to the travel industry and need help understanding where to start, how to onboard, what systems to use, and how to begin serving clients professionally.
Growing Travel Advisors
For advisors who have started but need more structure, better workflows, marketing guidance, supplier direction, and support with organizing the business side of travel.
Experienced Advisors Seeking Support
For advisors who already understand travel sales but want a smaller, relationship-centered agency environment with mentorship, collaboration, and professional tools.
A Hosted Travel Agency Built on Support, Not Guesswork
At Group Travel & Tours, we understand that starting or growing a travel business can feel overwhelming when you are trying to figure out systems, supplier registrations, marketing, client workflows, quotes, follow-up, forms, and technology on your own.
Our goal is to help advisors build with clarity. We offer guidance during the early stages of your business and continued support as you learn how to serve clients, create offers, market your services, and use tools that make your workflow smoother.
- One-on-one mentorship and guidance
- Support with startup workflows
- Help identifying your niche
- Supplier recommendations
- Marketing and social media guidance
- Systems and workflow support
- Help with forms and client intake
- AI custom voice agent guidance
- Supportive family-owned environment
- Professional direction
Become a Group Travel & Tours Associate
Our Associate Path is designed for new and emerging travel advisors who want to begin selling travel under an established agency umbrella with a simpler, more supported entry into the industry.
Associates operate under the Group Travel & Tours brand umbrella, allowing them to focus on learning the business, serving clients, and selling travel experiences without the immediate pressure of building a separate brand from the ground up.
Startup Investment
Includes the one-time TPI setup fee and first month fee.
Monthly Investment
Ongoing monthly investment begins after the first month.
Commission Split
Structured to provide support, access, and professional guidance.
*Program details, pricing, and availability are subject to change. Advisors should schedule a discovery call to review current terms and determine if the associate pathway is the right fit.
Apply to Become an AssociateGuidance for Your First Steps in the Industry
What you can expect during your first six months as a Group Travel & Tours associate.
One-on-One Support
- Identifying and refining your target demographic
- Defining your niche and sales focus
- Professional onboarding as a Group Travel & Tours associate
- Social media setup and presence aligned with the agency
- Support understanding client workflows and booking steps
- Guidance with forms, follow-up, and professional communication
Professional Resources
- Supplier recommendations based on your niche and booking goals
- Supplier training guidance
- Certification recommendations through The Travel Institute and CLIA
- Branded business email option for supplier registrations and professional correspondence
- Workflow and system guidance
- Marketing support and content direction
- AI tools and custom voice agent guidance when applicable
Modern Tools for Today's Travel Advisor
Travel advisors need more than passion. They need systems, workflows, content, follow-up processes, and tools that help them show up professionally. Group Travel & Tours helps associates understand how to use technology in a way that supports their business instead of overwhelming them.
Travel Experiences We Help Clients Plan
Group Travel & Tours helps clients plan meaningful travel experiences with care, professionalism, and guidance. From cruises and resorts to family vacations and group getaways, our advisors are supported in helping travelers move from idea to itinerary with confidence.
Meet the Group Travel & Tours Advisor Team
Our agency brings together travel professionals who care about creating thoughtful travel experiences.
Sharolyn Denise Lofton
Founder, Group Travel & Tours | Blue Mind Escapes
Sharolyn Denise Lofton is the founder of Group Travel & Tours and Blue Mind Escapes, with over 11 years of experience in the travel industry. Known as the Ocean Reset Curator, Denise creates meaningful, memorable, and restorative travel experiences while also mentoring travel associates through Group Travel & Tours. She is passionate about helping advisors grow with support, structure, collaboration, and professional guidance.
Connect with Denise
Taé McGlothin
Priority Travel Pro
Edna Dieudonne
Amusing Escapes
Heather Marshall
Just Say When Travel
Marie McCalister
Group Travel & Tours
A Family-Owned Travel Agency Built on Service, Support, and Shared Success
Group Travel & Tours LLC is a family-owned hosted travel agency created with a heart for service, meaningful travel, and advisor support. We believe travel planning should feel exciting, not overwhelming, and that advisors deserve a supportive space to learn, grow, and serve clients with confidence.
Our agency brings together travel professionals who care about creating thoughtful travel experiences while also building strong professional foundations. Whether serving clients or mentoring associates, our work is rooted in care, clarity, collaboration, and guidance.
Ready to Build Your Travel Business With Support?
You do not have to figure everything out alone. If you are ready to explore becoming a Group Travel & Tours associate, we invite you to schedule a discovery call and learn more about whether this pathway is aligned with your goals.