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Cruise Planners enters Inc. 5000 Hall of Fame with six-time appearance on the fastest-growing private companies in America list

Start business ownership off on the right foot: Join the franchise company with the strongest travel industry partnerships As a Cruise Planners franchise owner, you're starting off your travel business with credibility and name recognition, not just from our American Express Travel affiliation, but also with our longstanding excellence with our travel partners. Cruise Planners recently took home three top sales awards from Carnival Corporations' largest brands: Holland America Line, Carnival Cruise Line and Princess Cruises.

Forum equips agents with insight and tools to increase their sales skillset to best service luxury travelers Cruise Planners is committed to helping our travel agents boost their luxury travel sales. Why? Because luxury travel means higher ticket vacations which result in higher commissions. Cha-ching! We developed the Luxury and River Cruise Forum to help our agents perfect the art of seeking, servicing and retaining luxury clients and it’s working: Cruise Planners luxury sales are up 46% and river cruise sales up 61% over 2017.

Consistently Ranked as the Best Travel Franchise For over 15 years, Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, has secured its place at the top of Entrepreneur’s Annual Franchise 500 list. What sets us apart? A stellar combination of cutting-edge technology and game-changing marketing. Our leadership in "martech" has not only distinguished us in the travel industry but has also earned us high praise among franchises.

Take a closer look at what it means to be a travel agent in the 21st century 20 years ago, when the internet was in its infancy and online travel booking sites were years away from existing, travel agents were found inside travel agency shops where posters of tropical vacations and classic cities donned the walls. You may not see many of these shops anymore, but that doesn’t mean that travel agents have gone extinct–they’ve just evolved with the times.

Cruise Planners continues to make waves in the industry by securing a spot on Inc. Magazine’s prestigious 5000 list for the fifth consecutive year. What sets us apart? We're the only travel franchise to consistently earn this recognition.