July 21, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Jul. 21- Cruise Planners continues to produce award-winning franchisees with this year’s inclusion of Caroline Swift as a 2023 Franchise Business Review Rock Star in the “Freshmen” category.
Swift was selected from over 36,000 franchisees, representing more than 360 brands that participated in Franchise Business Review’s research. Swift is recognized for outstanding growth and leadership in the first two years since joining Cruise Planners and [...] Media Room
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Cruise Planners recognized again on Travel Weekly’s prestigious 2023 Power List
June 30, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jun. 30, 2023— On the heels of an incredibly productive and strong first half of the year, Cruise Planners has been rated #20 on Travel Weekly’s prestigious 2023 Power List, again solidifying their powerhouse status in the travel industry. Cruise Planners is the nation’s largest home-based travel advisor franchise network with over 2500 advisors. Cruise Planners was also recently awarded with the “Most Innovative Use of Technology: Produc [...] .png)
Cruise Planners recognized at the 5th Annual Franchise Innovation Awards for Patent Pending LivePlanner™ Tool
June 23, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jun. 23, 2023— Cruise Planners continues to pave the way in the field of technology and was recognized at the 5th annual Franchise Innovation Awards in Atlanta, GA during the Franchise Customer Experience Conference. The company took home the coveted “Most Innovative Use of Technology: Products” award for their patent pending LivePlanner™ tool that they unveiled in November 2022 at their annual convention. The goal of the awards is to identify [...] 
Cruise Planners’ Chief Strategy Officer Scott Koepf honored with prestigious 2023 "Excellence in Leadership" Award
June 14, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jun. 14, 2023- Cruise Planners’ Chief Strategy Officer Scott Koepf was honored with the “Excellence in Leadership Award” at the 2023 TravelAge West WAVE Awards held at the Ritz Carlton in Marina Del Ray, CA. Franchise owners Tawnee Sons & Julie Irovando and Claire Maguire were also recognized in their respective categories of “Best Group Booking Effort” and “Best Client Targeted Marketing Idea”. Koepf, a CLIA Hall of [...] 
Cruise Planners invites advisors to their Coral Springs Home Office for popular Tech Days event
June 08, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jun. 08, 2023- Cruise Planners, the nation’s largest network of home-based franchise travel agents, hosted a 2-day workshop at its Home Office in Coral Springs, Fl. that delved into all the best practices and to familiarize themselves with the new, proprietary applications that the company has rolled out. Franchise owners who attend have an opportunity to engage, ask questions and in turn learn about how to best leverage technology within the Cruise Planners pla [...] 
Cruise Planners’ 2nd 2023 Elite Summit sails on the Seabourn Encore to Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey to recognize top producers
May 24, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – May 24, 2022 – With 2023 marking a year that will induct more top producers into the top echelons of sales tier than ever before, Cruise Planners hosted the second of two bi-annual Elite Summit trips on the magnificent Seabourn Encore from May 14-20. The trip is a chance to celebrate and congratulate top producers and also learn about new destinations that will enhance their knowledge. The itinerary included ports of calls in Haifa, Kos, Mykonos, Antalya, Athens [...] 
Classic Vacations selects Angela Kelso as recipient of 2023 scholarship to E3 Summit in honor of late COO Vicky Garcia
April 27, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – April 27, 2022 – Classic Vacations has chosen Cruise Planners Travel Advisor Angela Kelso as the recipient of a Scholarship to attend the 2023 E3 Summit in the name of Cruise Planners late COO and Co-Owner, Vicky Garcia. The scholarship will cover the cost for participation as well as air accommodations.
“Classic Vacations wants to honor Vicky and her legacy by offering a Cruise Planners franchisee the opportunity to take part in this event wh [...] 
Cruise Planners releases state of the company updates at Town Hall meeting
April 26, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – April 25, 2022— Earlier this year, Cruise Planners CEO and Founder Michelle Fee deemed 2023 the “Year of Travel” and judging by the robust and strong wave season that just wrapped up, 2023 is set to be the “Year of Travel and BEYOND”. According to the company, 2023 departures are up 22% over the full year of 2019 and 13% up over the full year of 2022. Cruise Planners is currently pacing at 73% ahead of 2022 in purchases, and althoug [...] 
Cruise Planners Top Producer Michael Consoli Inducted into CLIA Hall of Fame with 2023 Innovator of the Year Award
April 21, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – April 21, 2022 – Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced the recipients of the 2023 Hall of Fame Cruise Industry Awards and Cruise Planners top agent Michael Consoli took home the prestigious “Travel Innovator or the Year Award”. Award winners were inducted at the CLIA Hall of Fame Cruise Industry Awards Gala Dinner during the CLIA Cruise360 conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
“I am [...] 
Cruise Planners’ hosts first exclusive Elite Summit of 2023 on the Avalon Envision in Europe for top producers following strong wave season
April 07, 2023
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – April 6, 2022 – On the heels of an incredibly busy and successful wave season, Cruise Planners proudly hosted their bi-annual Elite Summit for top producers on Avalon Waterways’ Envision in Europe. The event had over 85 attendees from all over the U.S. Advisors, Cruise Planners executives and supplier partners gathered on the Danube to network, learn and revel in the fruits of their labor.
Cruise Planners CEO and Founder Michelle Fee, Chief Oper [...]
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