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Cruise Planners has once again earned the prestigious American Express Travel Representative Excellence Award, marking the 11th consecutive year of this recognition. The award serves as a testament to the company's unwavering commitment to quality in the travel industry. "Our partnership with American Express Travel is something that truly makes us stand out from our competitors," said Michelle Fee, CEO and co-founder of Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative. "Our franchise owners benefit from the instant credibility that comes with our American Express Travel Representative relationship." According to American Express Travel, their annual Representative Excellence Program honors the top 25 agencies in their network that have most significantly contributed to their success. Qualifying agencies are recognized for their concentrated efforts toward meeting Preferred Supplier goals, active engagement with American Express products and programs, as well as a consistent commitment to embodying the pillars of the American Express brand. “This award is a result of our dedicated franchise network and Home Office Team that, together, strive for top performance, industry leadership and proven progress as the Cruise Planners family,” Fee added. For Cruise Planners franchisees, this award not only reaffirms the company's reputation for excellence but is also proof of the strong support and unparalleled benefits that come with being part of the Cruise Planners network, setting each franchisee up for continued success in the competitive world of travel planning.

The first day of the company's annual event reveals focus on mobile technology, strategic marketing campaigns and search engine optimization benefitting Cruise Planners travel advisors Cruise Planners Executive Team is "In It To Win It" at the company's 2014 convention hosted in Atlantic City, N.J.

Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, receives nine coveted Magellan Awards for top travel-industry tools, campaigns and programs

Franchisee: An individual who purchases the right to operate a business under the franchisor's name and system.

The job market is still volatile for many; competing boomers, government workers, corporate employees, and blue-collar workers are taking early retirement packages, or they are being forced out of their job or benefits of many years.

FOCUS ON ONE TASK AT A TIME While multitasking may be fading into the sunset, the not-so-new credo for productivity is calling for staying focused on one task at a time. While this is not always possible to do in your job, if we continue to “prioritize” our work, it will result in staying more focused on one task at a time, thus increasing productivity in a timelier manner. Let that phone ring up to three times, go ahead and finish that last sentence.