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CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. July 20, 2022 – Cruise Planners is taking the lead again when it comes to mobile technology in the franchise travel space by launching their newest tool: an automated SMS texting program that will allow travel advisors to send various marketing communications and travel updates to their customers via text message including:

Cruise Planners’ recently sailed aboard AmaWaterways’ AmaMagna ship for their Elite Summit in Europe and learned firsthand that AmaWaterways was planning to generously take one of their ships out of service to help house and feed refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. CEO and Founder of Cruise Planners Michelle Fee, who hosted the Elite Summit with over 170 advisors, executives and supplier partners, pledged her support as well.

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They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and after over a year of being apart, Cruise Planners and over 600 franchisee travel advisors reunited on the beautiful sandy shores of Cancun, Mexico for a 4-day convention that can only be described as “epic”.

Entrepreneur magazine named Cruise Planners as the No. 1 Travel Franchise for 18 years in a row, an endorsement based on a variety of data benchmarks and the legacy of year-after-year ranking shows brand stability and opportunity for those looking for a low-cost, home-based travel franchise. Cruise Planners achieved its 18th consecutive year ranking as Entrepreneur's No. 1 Travel Franchise amongst the Annual Franchise 500 -- the world’s first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking. Now in its 42nd year, the annual Franchise 500 Ranking ranks Cruise Planners as the No. 1 Travel Franchise based on the brand’s outstanding performance of more than 150 data points including costs and fees, size and growth, support, financial strength and stability, and brand power. The annual Franchise 500 list is a highly competitive and sought-after honor across the franchise industry and serves as a source to help aspiring entrepreneurs identify reputable franchises.