Company Details

  • Founded
    1994
  • Host Type
    Host-Franchise Hybrid
  • Franchise
  • Currently Accepting
    Beginner Agents, Experienced Agents
  • Accepts Agents in
    USA
  • # of Contractors
    2,500
  • Annual Sales
    $545 million
  • Languages Spoken
  • Business Attributes
    Woman-Owned (100%)
  • Profile Updated
    05/05/2023
  • GDS
    Not Offered
  • Consortia
  • Accreditations
    CLIA, IATA
  • Members of
    ACTA, ASTA, ASTA-SBN, BBB, CLIA, IGLTA, PATH
  • Seller of Travel
    California, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Washington
  • E&O Insurance Included
  • Focuses
    Adventure, Cruise, Disney, Groups, Leisure, Luxury, Ethnic, Honeymoon/DWs, FITs, Tours

Program Details

  • Ticketing Service for non-GDS Agents
  • Minimum Sales Requirement
    $50,000
  • Required to use Franchise Brand
  • Lead Program
  • Education Program
    Employee Training, IC Education, In-person, On-demand
  • Allows Sub-agents

Pricing & Commission

  • Military/Veteran discounts
  • Start Up Fee
    $695–$8,995
  • Location requirement
    Storefront, Home-based
  • Annual Fee
    $0–$2,000
  • Commission Split Range
  • Frequency of Commission Payments
    Every Two Weeks
  • Method of Payment
    Direct Deposit

Technology & Tools

  • Marketing Programs
    Direct Mail, Website Program, Consumer Magazine, E-mail Marketing, Social Media Tools
  • Sample Website
  • Leisure Tools
    Air Booking Tool, Consumer Booking Tool, Cruise Booking Tool, Hotel Booking Tool
  • Corporate Tools
    Online Booking Tool
  • CRM

About Cruise Planners

Cruise Planners is the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network with more than 2,800 franchise owners who independently book vacation and travel experiences for their clients. Cruise Planners provides franchise owners with comprehensive training, award-winning marketing, and industry-leading technology, allowing them to be their own boss, work from anywhere, and travel the world. Cruise Planners has been named the No.1 travel franchise by Entrepreneur every year since 2002. With a franchise fee of just $̶1̶0̶,̶9̶9̶5̶ $8,995* and virtually no overhead costs, it is one of the most affordable franchises to own.


WHY JOIN

  1. #1 ranked home-based travel franchise by Entrepreneur for 18 years in a row
  2. Comprehensive training and a personal business development coach to help you succeed
  3. Flexibility to work whenever and from wherever
  4. Unparalleled marketing and technology tools

Preferred Suppliers

Activies/excursions
  • Shore Excursions Group
  • Viator
Air consolidators
  • Centrav
Cruise lines
  • AmaWaterways
  • American Cruise Lines
  • American Queen Steamboat Company
  • Atlas Ocean Voyages
  • Avalon Waterways
  • Azamara
  • Carnival Cruise Line
  • Celebrity Cruises
  • Costa Cruises
  • Crystal River Cruises
  • Cunard
  • Disney Cruise Lines
  • Emerald Waterways
  • Holland America Cruise Lines
  • Hurtigruten
  • MSC Cruises
  • Norwegian Cruise Lines
  • Oceania Cruises
  • Paul Gauguin Cruises
  • Pearl Seas Cruises
  • PONANT Cruises & Expeditions
  • Princess Cruises
  • Regent Seven Seas Cruises
  • Royal Caribbean International
  • Scenic Cruises
  • Seabourn Cruise Lines
  • Silversea Cruises
  • Star Clippers
  • The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
  • U by Uniworld
  • Un-Cruise Adventures
  • Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
  • Viking Cruises
  • Virgin Voyages
  • Windstar Cruises
Hotels
  • Bedsonline
  • Belmond
  • Fairmont
  • Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
  • Hilton
  • Hyatt
  • Intercontinental
  • Marriott
  • Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
  • The Ritz-Carlton
Insurance
  • Allianz
Rail
  • AmTrak
  • Grand Canyon Railway
  • Rail Europe
  • Rocky Mountaineer
Rental cars
  • Carey International
  • Embarque
Resorts
  • AMResorts
  • Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts
  • Barcelo Hotel Group
  • Blue Diamond Resorts
  • Couples Resorts
  • Disneyland Resort Hotels
  • Hard Rock Hotels
  • Iberostar Hotels & Resorts
  • Karisma Hotels & Resorts
  • Palace Resorts
  • Playa Hotels & Resorts
  • Red Carnation Hotels
  • RIU Hotels & Resorts
  • Sandals
  • Sandos Hotels & Resorts
  • Universal Orlando Resort
  • Walt Disney World Resort Hotels
Tours
  • Abercrombie & Kent
  • Adventures by Disney
  • African Travel
  • Alexander + Roberts
  • American Airlines Vacations
  • AmTrak Vacations
  • Apple Leisure Group
  • Apple Vacations
  • Avanti Destinations
  • Blue Sky Tours
  • Brendan Vacations
  • CIE Tours International
  • Classic Vacations
  • Club Med
  • Collette
  • Contiki
  • Cosmos
  • Costsaver
  • Delta Vacations
  • Disney Destinations
  • Europe Express
  • Funjet Vacations
  • G Adventures
  • Globus Family of Brands
  • Golf Travel etc.
  • Goway
  • Homeric Tours
  • Insight Vacations
  • Journese
  • Kensington Tours
  • Luxury Gold
  • Monograms
  • Pleasant Holidays
  • Railbookers
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Sceptre
  • Southwest Vacations
  • Tauck
  • Trafalgar
  • Travel Impressions
  • United Vacations
  • Vacation Express
  • Walt Disney Travel Company
  • Yankee Leisure Group