Cruise Planners

Cruise Planners
Privately held company
Founded 1994
Headquarters Downtown Coral Springs, FL
Key people
 Michelle Fee (CEO), Vicky Garcia (COO)
Services Travel & Franchise Services
Owner Michelle Fee, Vicky Garcia, Tom Kruszewski
Website cruiseplanners.com

Cruise Planners is a privately owned American Travel Agency franchise network.[1] The company is headquartered in downtown Coral Springs, Florida. The company’s travel agency franchisees specialize in booking cruises/travel to destinations around the world.[2] The company has more than 1,800 franchise owners in all 50 states.[3][4]

The company is a licensed travel agency, an American Express Travel representative, and a member of CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association),[5] NACOA (National Association Of Cruise Oriented Agencies), and ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents).

History

The company was co-founded by Michelle Fee in 1994 in Coral Springs, Florida. Just prior to the retirement of the company’s original co-founders Lynn Korn and Marvin Davis in 2007, their shares in the company were purchased by Palm Beach Capital.[6][7]

In 2013, CEO Michelle Fee,[8] CFO Tom Kruszewski and COO Vicky Garcia together purchased the company from Palm Beach Capital.[9] The company continues to be privately held, and has approximately 100 employees.[10]

Cruise Planners listed on Entrepreneur’s Annual Franchise 500 List for 15 years in a row.[11] In 2016, Cruise Planners won Norwegian Cruise Line's Elite Agency of the Year Award.[12]

In July 2017, Cruise Planners won Carnival's Ted Arison Founder's Award.[13]

In 2018, Cruise Planners was inducted into the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Hall of Fame as the Travel Agency Innovator of the year.[14]

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Kate (7 August 2014). "Franchise Players: How a Travel-Loving Cosmetologist Became a Franchisee". NBCNews.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Dempsey, Bobbi. "Cruise Planners Offers Innovative Solutions". TravelPulse. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ↑ CNBC.com, Bob Woods, special to (2016-05-11). "9 low-cost franchises that can make you a millionaire". CNBC. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  4. ↑ Sheivachman, Andrew (26 October 2016). "Travel Agents Struggle to Market Against Online Travel Giants". Skift. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Biesiada, Jamie. "Across industry, bonuses and accolades for National Travel Agent Day". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ultimate CEO Fee on building a business in a technology-driven world". South Florida Business Journal. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Norton, Theresa. "Cruise Planners CEO Fee to Christen AmaSerena". TravelPulse. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Dunn, Laura (26 June 2014). "Women in Business: Q&A with Michelle Fee, CEO & Co-Founder of Cruise Planners-American Express Travel". Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Covey, Claudette. "'The Model Has Completely Evolved:' One-On-One With Cruise Planners' Michelle Fee". TravelPulse. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Stieghorst, Tom. "Succeeding with the Cruise Planners formula". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative - Franchises & Business Opportunities". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Norwegian Cruise Line Names Cruise Planners Elite Agency of the Year". Travel Agent Central. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Stieghorst, Tom. "Cruise Planners wins Carnival's Founder's Award". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "CLIA Announces Winners of 2018 Hall of Fame Cruise Industry Awards". Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Carnival, HAL and Princess Honor Top Travel Agents". Travel Agent Central. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative". Inc. 5000. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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