Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dream Vacations | Cruise Holidays | |
| Investment | 1795 - 20300 | 9500 - 72800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 1.5% -3% | up to 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dream Vacations | Cruise Holidays | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Dream Vacations | Cruise Holidays | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Dream Vacations | Cruise Holidays | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 45 hours | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures 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 Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National online marketing, Direct on Demand marketing, "On Your Behalf" marketing |
| Operations | 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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| Dream Vacations | 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 | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dream Vacations | 1.5% -3% |
| Cruise Holidays | up to 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Year Founded | |
| Dream Vacations | 1991 |
| Cruise Holidays | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dream Vacations | 1992 |
| Cruise Holidays | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dream Vacations | 5 years |
| Cruise Holidays | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | none |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Dream Vacations | Yes |
| Cruise Holidays | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Equipment | |
| Dream Vacations} | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Inventory | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Receivables | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Payroll | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Dream Vacations | Classroom Training: 45 hours |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| Support | |
| Dream Vacations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures 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 | |
| Dream Vacations | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Cruise Holidays | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National online marketing, Direct on Demand marketing, "On Your Behalf" marketing |
| Operations | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| 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 | |
| Dream Vacations | 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 | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Cruise Holidays | Canada, |