Why Veterans are the Perfect Business Owners and Travel Advisors

March 27, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – March 27, 2023 – Military veterans and their families are the lifeblood of America and their sacrifice to serve our country is commendable. After they leave military life, there is so much more out there for them than just retirement. For many, a second career is exactly the right way to transfer the incredible skills they learned while in the military. Cruise Planners has a robust community of veterans and has been ranked by Franchise Business Review as a Top F [...]

Cruise Planners releases top travel industry technology trends to look out for in 2023

March 17, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – March 17, 2023 – Innovation is the root of technology and how it makes our lives easier. When it comes to travel, there are countless new ways that companies are making the experiences more seamless, more enjoyable and less stressful. “What propels Cruise Planners forward as a trailblazer in the travel industry is our award-winning technology,” said Michelle Fee, CEO and Founder of Cruise Planners. “We invest heavily int [...]

Cruise Planners announces changes to executive team and welcomes Jeff Sherota as VP of Operations

February 22, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Feb.22-- Cruise Planners is excited to announce key promotions and a restructuring of their organization to solidify an already formidable and talented executive team. Former Chief Sales Officer Theresa Scalzitti, who is a 28-year veteran of the travel industry, has been promoted to Chief Operations Officer. She celebrates seven years at Cruise Planners and was recently named the Godmother of Atlas Ocean Voyages’ World Traveller. Scalzitti’s contributions to Cruis [...]

Cruise Planners’ top producing agent closes off 2022 with record $24 million in sales

February 14, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Feb.14- Michael Consoli & Associates continued their reign as the top producers in the Cruise Planners network of travel agent franchises, ending 2022 with over $24 million in total sales. These numbers are especially impressive considering Michael’s team consists of just two associates and an office manager. Along with incredible sales numbers that continue to grow every year, Consoli has won numerous awards that include: • #1 Cruise Planners River [...]

Cruise Planners named 2023 Best-in-Category Franchise for third consecutive year by Franchise Business Review

February 01, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Feb. 1 - Cruise Planners continued their reign at the top by being named Best-in-Category for the third year in a row by Franchise Business Review in the Travel & Hospitality sector. They were also named as a Top 200 franchise for 2023 overall. This is the 18th annual ranking of the 200 best franchise opportunities as rated by franchise business owners. The list is available at https://franchisebusinessreview.com/page/top-franchises/. Cruise Planners cons [...]

Cruise Planners Celebrates fourth anniversary of “Cruise Planners Day” on January 29th

January 30, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jan. 29, 2023-- In 2019, the Broward County Commission designated January 29th as “Cruise Planners Day” as a recognition for the respected travel company’s positive impact on South Florida tourism, as well as in the travel industry. Four years later, Cruise Planners continues to celebrate this special day by thanking their 2500+ strong network of advisors as well as their Home Office Team for their hard work and dedication. “It’s a great [...]

Cruise Planners hosts its first Boot Camp + Tech Day combination seminar for travel advisors in anticipation of strong wave season

January 24, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jan. 24, 2023 – In order to help prepare advisors for a robust 2023 travel season, Cruise Planners hosted their first ever Boot Camp + Tech Day training seminar in Fort Lauderdale from Jan. 20-22. In previous years, both events were stand-alone workshops but due to advisors’ suggestions, Cruise Planners will offer two of these combined workshops, with the second taking place later this year in Las Vegas. “We often hear from advisors ho [...]

Cruise Planners strong sense of community strengthens even more with Destination Hub

January 19, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Jan. 19- When it comes to destination experience all over the world, Cruise Planners travel advisors have an abundance of tips and recommendations to share. That’s why Cruise Planners award-winning technology team created Destination Hub, a new directory platform in the company’s proprietary engine, CP Central, that enables agents to search, view and submit business recommendations for destinations all around the world. Agents can submit and view recommendations f [...]

Cruise Planners releases list of 2023 Travel Trends

January 16, 2023

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Jan. 19- As we look ahead to 2023, it's clear that the travel industry is back in a big way and the demand is at an unprecedented rate. At Cruise Planners, 2022 ended on a positive note, with purchases up 15% versus 2019, which was a banner year for travel. Below are the top Travel Trends we’re seeing for 2023 and what our network of advisors are focusing on during wave season. When it comes to one of the biggest travel trends for 2023, luxury travel is the nam [...]

Cruise Planners launches innovative new tool for reservation amenity tracking to increase advisor’s efficiency and showcase their value to their clients

December 27, 2022

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Dec. 27- With the myriad of offers and promotions that are available from travel suppliers, consortia partners, Cruise Planner’s Home Office team and more, Cruise Planners has created a new tool called the Amenity Tracker. This tool will help streamline and organize these perks by allowing agents to add any kind of amenity such as onboard credits, prepaid gratuities, beverage packages, specialty dining, Wi-Fi and more to a reservation in Cruise Planners’ pro [...]

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