Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cruise Planners | Cruise Holidays | |
| Investment | 2295 - 23665 | 9500 - 72800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 1% - 3% | up to 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cruise Planners | Cruise Holidays | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cruise Planners | Cruise Holidays | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Cruise Planners | Cruise Holidays | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Ongoing Classroom Training: 58.5 hours Additional Training: Available | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | E-Newsletter, Annual Convention, initial and ongoing training opportunities, Toll-free phone line and e-mail support, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National online marketing, Direct on Demand marketing, "On Your Behalf" marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 2 | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 for home-based; 2 for storefront Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cruise Planners | Cruise Holidays | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cruise Planners | 1% - 3% |
| Cruise Holidays | up to 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Year Founded | |
| Cruise Planners | 1994 |
| Cruise Holidays | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cruise Planners | 1999 |
| Cruise Holidays | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cruise Planners | 3 years |
| Cruise Holidays | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | none |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cruise Planners | No |
| Cruise Holidays | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Equipment | |
| Cruise Planners} | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Inventory | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Receivables | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Payroll | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Cruise Planners | On-The-Job Training: Ongoing Classroom Training: 58.5 hours Additional Training: Available |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Support | |
| Cruise Planners | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Cruise Holidays | E-Newsletter, Annual Convention, initial and ongoing training opportunities, Toll-free phone line and e-mail support, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Cruise Planners | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Cruise Holidays | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National online marketing, Direct on Demand marketing, "On Your Behalf" marketing |
| Operations | |
| Cruise Planners | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 2 |
| Cruise Holidays | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 for home-based; 2 for storefront Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cruise Planners | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| International Expansion | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Cruise Holidays | Canada, |