Division 79 of the UK SIC 2007 list. It holds 4 codes, listed in full below with the number of active UK companies filed under each.
Division 79 splits the travel trade by who carries the risk. Agencies under 79110 sell travel provided by others. Tour operators under 79120 contract and package it themselves. Code 79909 collects other reservation services, from booking platforms to ticket agencies. Tourist guides have their own code, 79901. The register mixes long-established shopfront agencies with a big wave of home-working franchise agents. That is why many entries show a home address and no premises. Read that, rather than filtering it out.
Suppliers to travel work these codes for bedbank access, booking technology, merchant payment services and specialist insurance. ATOL consultants and trade associations target new tour operators, who face financial protection duties that agencies do not. A fresh 79120 incorporation is a strong sign that licensing help will be wanted. Marketing services do well with homeworker agents, where the poor-website filter shows real unmet need rather than a dead company. Travel is seasonal, so timing outreach around booking peaks is worth the effort.
No, the two are unrelated. Companies House accepts any SIC code without checks, chosen at incorporation or on the confirmation statement (CS01). An ATOL comes from the Civil Aviation Authority. You need one before you sell flight-inclusive holidays in the UK. Many agents avoid holding their own by working under a host or consortium. That is a regulatory decision, not a registration one.
Pick the code that matches your contractual role. Use 79110 if you sell arrangements as an agent for suppliers. Use 79120 if you contract the parts and package them under your own name, which brings package travel duties with it. Businesses doing both can hold both codes. A company may declare up to 4, and can switch or add codes at any confirmation statement without approval.
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