Built specifically for UK independent travel agents
The 5-Minute Rule

Stop losing holiday enquiries to slow follow-up.

Every hour you wait to respond, a prospect opens another tab. The 5-Minute Rule ensures every inbound enquiry gets an instant, personalised reply via WhatsApp or email — 24/7, automatically.

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You're already generating the leads. You're just losing them to slow follow-up.

It's a Tuesday evening. You're cooking dinner. Your phone buzzes: a new enquiry. A family wants two weeks in the Algarve. They've been researching all day. They've sent the same enquiry to you and three competitors.

You see the notification. You'll reply after dinner. By then, another agent has already responded. The family is already comparing quotes. You haven't even said hello yet.

This isn't a one-off. It's happening every week. Multiple times.

Meanwhile, Booking.com confirms instantly. TUI sends an automated acknowledgement within seconds. The independent agent's greatest advantage — personal service and genuine expertise — is irrelevant if the prospect has already moved on by the time you reply.

£12,000 per year

If your average booking commission is worth £500 and you lose just 2 enquiries a month to slow follow-up, that's £12,000 a year walking out the door.

Based on industry average figures

The 5-Minute Rule

An automation system that responds to every enquiry before your prospect opens a competitor's tab.

We build an n8n automation system that captures every inbound holiday enquiry — via WhatsApp, email, or web form — and sends an instant, personalised acknowledgement within 5 minutes. Day or night. Weekday or weekend. It then asks qualifying questions (travel dates, destination, party size, budget) so when you follow up personally, you already have everything you need.

The messages are AI-crafted to match your brand voice. Clients feel personally attended to. You follow up with your expertise when you're ready. Everyone wins.

Travel agent responding to holiday enquiries with automated follow-up system

What happens when an enquiry comes in

From web form submission to qualified lead, automatically.

1

Enquiry received

A prospect submits your web form, sends a WhatsApp, or emails you — from any channel, at any time.

2

Instant acknowledgement

Within 5 minutes, they receive a warm, personalised reply that sounds like you wrote it.

3

Qualifying questions asked

The system automatically gathers travel dates, destination, party size, and budget.

4

Lead logged in your CRM

The contact is created in Pipedrive (or your CRM of choice) with all qualifying details, ready for you.

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What's included

Built and managed by us. You don't need to learn anything or log into anything.

Instant lead acknowledgement

Every enquiry gets a personalised WhatsApp or email response within 5 minutes, automatically. Works evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

24/7 coverage

Saturday night. Bank holiday Monday. The system doesn't take days off. No more Monday morning inbox dread after a busy weekend of enquiries.

Your voice, not a bot

AI-crafted responses trained on your tone and phrasing. Clients feel personally attended to. We refine it until it sounds exactly like you.

Intelligent qualifying

The system asks about travel dates, destination, party size, and budget before you pick up the phone. You're already prepared.

CRM integration

Every lead is logged in Pipedrive (or your preferred CRM) with contact details and qualifying answers — ready for your personal follow-up.

Full documentation

Loom walkthrough of every part of the system. Written documentation covering everything you need if you ever want to take it in-house.

Questions we get asked

Common concerns from travel agents, answered honestly.

No. The messages are crafted to match your brand voice, your phrasing, and your personality. We work with you during setup to get the tone exactly right. The goal isn't to replace you — it's to buy you time. Your clients get a warm, personal acknowledgement instantly, and you follow up with your full expertise when you're ready.
You could. A part-time admin doing 15–20 hours a week costs £800–£1,200 a month. They work set hours. They don't cover Saturday evenings or bank holidays. They take annual leave. The 5-Minute Rule costs significantly less, works 24/7, and responds in under 5 minutes every time. It doesn't replace a great team member — but it handles the critical first response that can't wait.
You don't need to manage anything. We build the entire system, configure it for your agency, test it with real scenarios, and hand it over working. It runs silently in the background. If anything needs adjusting, you tell us and we handle it. If you even have to think about it, we haven't done our job properly.
Every message template is written with you, approved by you, and tested before it goes live. The system doesn't freestyle. It sends the specific messages you've signed off on. The AI only sends an initial acknowledgement and qualifying questions — it never quotes prices, makes promises, or gives specific travel advice. That's your job, and the system is designed to keep it that way.
If your average commission is £500 and you're losing just 2 enquiries a month to slow follow-up, that's £12,000 per year in lost revenue. The 5-Minute Rule costs a fraction of that. Most agents recover their investment within the first month. This isn't an expense — it's a revenue recovery tool.

Simple pricing

Fixed scope. No hourly rates. No surprises.

Starter
Starter Build
£500 one-off
1 automation, delivered in 1 week

  • Single automation workflow
  • Connected to your existing tools
  • Full documentation and walkthrough
  • 2 weeks of support included
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Both packages start with a free mapping call. Nothing is committed until we've both agreed it's the right fit.

What happens on the mapping session

It's not a sales pitch. It's a working session. Here's what we cover.

1

Map your current tools

We get a clear picture of what you're using, how data moves between them, and where things are falling through the cracks or being done manually.

2

Find the biggest opportunity

We work through a structured gap analysis together to identify where automation would have the highest impact for your business right now.

3

Give you something useful

You get a written Automation Opportunity Map showing a clear picture of where your business is today, your desired state, and a clear path between the two.

4

Agree next steps

If there's a fit, we'll scope the work and propose either the Starter Build or Jumpstart. Fixed scope, no hourly rates, no surprises.

See what's inside your Automation Opportunity Map

Book a free mapping session

We take on a small number of new clients each month. Free, no obligation.

Typically 30–45 minutes.