Cruise Planners runs the largest home-based travel advisor franchise network in the US, letting entrepreneurs start agencies booking cruises, tours and resorts from home.
Cruise Planners, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida, operates the largest home-based travel advisor franchise network in the United States. Through a low-cost, business-in-a-box franchise model, entrepreneurs with no prior industry experience can start their own home-based travel agencies and independently book cruises, tours, all-inclusive resorts and other travel experiences. Franchise owners work remotely and are able to operate from anywhere in the world. The company is an American Express Travel Representative.
Franchise owners are supported by STAR University, a comprehensive training programme, together with ongoing business development coaching. Each owner is provided with a technology platform covering booking, CRM and marketing tools, including award-winning marketing software. The emphasis throughout is on entrepreneurship: owners run their own businesses rather than working as employees, supported by a community of experienced travel advisors.
Thousands of entrepreneurs have launched travel agencies through the model, which Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked as the #1 Travel Franchise for more than 15 consecutive years. The company's activity sits across travel, franchising, cruises, tours, all-inclusive resorts and travel agency services, with a nationwide presence in the United States.
