Cruise Planners
Travel Services
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About Cruise Planners
- As your own boss, you also get to determine a schedule that fits your lifestyle. - No previous experience is required. - Ready-To-Use Marketing Programs
Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, is the nation’s largest home-based travel franchise company with over 2,800 franchise locations in all 50 states. Cruise Planners has been named the # 1 home-based travel franchise by Entrepreneur every year since 2002. Our unmatched training, marketing, technology and personalized coaching allow you to work from anywhere, be your own boss, and travel the world. As a Cruise Planners franchise owner, you will run your own travel advisor business from anywhere while having the support and leverage of the nation’s largest travel franchise network behind you. As we like to say, you are in business for yourself but never by yourself. We provide you the training and on-going coaching to establish and grow your business. Plus, as an affiliate of American Express Travel, you will gain instant credibility, recognition and trust. As an independent travel advisor, you will 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! Cruise Planners provides comprehensive training, ongoing coaching, industry-leading technology and award-winning, turnkey marketing programs, nearly all of which is included in the initial franchise fee. No previous experience is required. New franchise owners will attend a 6-day, in-person initial training in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and receive ongoing, personalized business development coaching to help them establish and grow their business. This could truly be the perfect franchise opportunity for those candidates in the under $25,000 category.
Ideal Candidate
Loves to travelWants to be their own boss
Key Facts
- Founded
- 1994
- Franchising Since
- 1999
- Model
- Both
Awards & Recognition
- ★ (2020)
- ★ (2024)
- ★ (2019)
Territory Overview
Available: Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, Georgia, Maryland, Florida, Texas, Minnesota, California, Mississippi, Tennessee, New Jersey, Alabama, Michigan, Virginia, Illinois, Arizona, Connecticut, Colorado, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Louisiana, Iowa, Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming
Investment Snapshot
| Total Investment | $2K - $24K |
| Franchise Fee | $11K |
| Liquid Cash | $11K |
| Royalty Fee | 3% Sliding Scale - No Minimum |
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