SELF-EMPLOYED WOMEN

South Florida Business Journal honors Cruise Planners® as Business of the Year Last night, Cruise Planners® won the Woman-Owned Business of the Year Award from the South Florida Business Journal. This is yet another example of Cruise Planners’ innovative growth, commitment to Cruise Planners agents and strong leadership. Cruise Planers two female majority owners, Michelle Fee, CEO and Founder, and Vicky Garcia, COO, couldn’t do it without all the women and men who positively impact Cruise Planners.

The New York Times recently published an article featuring Cruise Planners CEO and founder, Michelle Fee discussing “skip-gens,” a popular travel trend where grandparents take the grandchildren on vacation without the parents in tow. Michelle also noted cruise lines are expanding their travel services for families with special needs, such as Royal Caribbean International’s dedicated services for autistic children.

Cruise Planners remains one of the best franchises for women and it starts from the top On International Women’s Day, we recognize the hard-working, game-changing, powerful women in business that make up the CP Family, including Cruise Planners travel advisors, Home Office Team members and travel industry partners. Michelle Fee founded Cruise Planners in 1994 and continues to run the company as CEO alongside Vicky Garcia, COO and co-owner, and Theresa Scalzitti, VP of Sales and Marketing. These women, along with the entire executive team, have made Cruise Planners one of the Top Women-Owned Businesses in South Florida by the South Florida Business Journal.

Cruise Planners’ Business Development Team acts as the biggest support system for franchise owners. Each team members’ main goal is to motivate and assist our travel agency owners in all aspects of small business ownership. Whether cultivating business plans, creating marketing tools or hosting coaching calls, the Business Development Team strives to ensure the success of every franchisee who becomes a travel agency owner.

Cruise Planners is No. 1 within the travel category for 14 years in a row

Fee named EY Entrepreneur of the Year® 2016 National Finalist in the Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction Category