Cruise Planners
$6,995
$8,995
2,797
1994
Coral Springs,FL
Michelle Fee
Overview
Cruise Planners is the largest home-based travel franchise in the nation. As a Cruise Planners travel agency franchise owner, you will run your own travel advisor business and earn money helping clients plan amazing travel experiences such as cruises, land tours, all-inclusive resort vacations and more.
Our home-based model gives you the flexibility to work your business from anywhere you choose — no storefront is required! As your own boss, you also get to determine a schedule that fits your lifestyle. Work the business full-time, part-time, your time!
Franchise Unit Trends
2,797
458
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* in 2023
Franchise Fees
$8,995
Veteran's Fee: $6,995
1.5% - 3.0%
Gross Commissionable Fares
0.0%
Why Choose Cruise Planners?
1. Flexibility: Our home-based model gives you the flexibility to work your business on a schedule that fits your lifestyle, whether full time or part time, and from anywhere you choose — no storefront is required.
2.Low Cost: At just $10,995, Cruise Planners is one of the lowest cost franchises to own and requires virtually no overhead costs.
3.No experience needed: We provide comprehensive training and on-going personalized business development coaching to help you establish and grow a successful business.
4.Proven Success and Brand Recognition: Cruise Planners has been named the #1 travel franchise by Entrepreneur magazine every year since 2002.
5. Dedicated to You: At Cruise Planners, we are 100% dedicated to you and your success. We don’t have any corporate-owned locations. All our time and energy is devoted to helping you succeed.
Why Invest in a Travel Franchise Now?
The travel industry has shown its resilience and strength, bouncing back impressively from recent global events. With the world now more open than ever, there's a renewed sense of wanderlust and a strong desire for new experiences.
Travel agents have played a pivotal role in this resurgence, offering expert advice on safe destinations and activities, and ensuring travelers' investments are well-protected. The demand for professional travel guidance is high, and bookings are thriving.
This is an opportune moment to establish your business foundation in the travel industry. With Cruise Planners, you can capitalize on the current surge in travel and set your business up for long-term success.
Starting Costs and Investment Requirements
$8,995 - $24,000
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$6,995
Training and Support
At Cruise Planners, we are dedicated to helping you create a strong foundation and providing the tools and training to achieve sustained success. To do that, we focus on what we like to call our Four Pillars of Success.
1. Training: Included in the franchise fee is STAR University, a 6-day in-person training in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. You will also have access to Cruisitude Academy, an online learning platform that houses hundreds of training videos and learning experiences plus six to eight live webinars per week hosted by our Home Office Team.
2. Business Development Coaching: Each franchise owner gets a personal business development coach who provides ongoing, one-on-one coaching to help establish and grow your business.
3. Technology: Our technology is the best in the industry. With our robust CRM and booking system, agent and client mobile apps, email automation platform and Amazon Alexa compatibility, you can sell more and truly work from anywhere!
4. Marketing: We help get your name in front of potential customers with impactful direct mail pieces, a stunning magazine, social media and email programs, your own website and on-demand printing.
History
In the early 1990s, travel agencies seemed to be on every corner, but with the growing popularity of the internet, travel agency owner Michelle Fee could sense a change coming. So, in 1994 she founded Cruise Planners, an unconventional travel agency that implemented a home-based model, recruiting and training travel advisors who worked remotely, rather than setting up a brick-and-mortar location.
Today, Michelle continues to lead Cruise Planners as CEO and has grown the company into the nation’s largest home-based travel franchise. Despite our growth, we remain 100% committed to our franchise owners and providing the best training, support, technology, marketing and partnerships you need to grow a thriving business.
Ideal Candidate
Cruise Planners travel franchise owners come from all different backgrounds, are at many different stages of life and are motivated for different reasons. The one thing they share is a passion for travel.
Whether you are a work-from-home parent looking for flexibility to match your family’s busy schedule, a corporate professional looking for a change, or just someone looking to break into the travel industry, Cruise Planners provides you the tools to start your own travel agency that matches your lifestyle and goals.
