Franchise Description
 The Cruise Holidays franchise system began operating in 1984 and has been specializing in one thing ever since - cruises. Considered the ”distribution system of choice” by many cruise-line suppliers, Cruise Holidays is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN and has over 200 locations throughout North America. Although Cruise Holidays` franchisees focus specifically on the cruise segment of the travel industry, their service doesn`t stop there. They also provide travelers with pre-cruise and post-cruise plans, like hotel packages, shore excursions, tours and even airfare. And since they can arrange travel on any cruise line, the list of destinations seems endless.
Training & Support
 Cruise Holidays implements local and national marketing programs that allow franchisees to spend less time worrying about promotional devices and more time building a strong customer base. They supply franchisees with information to keep them up to date cruise-line specials, as well as provide industry news directly to consumers. Cruise Holidays produces the marketing tools that franchisees are able to implement locally. And cooperative advertising funds, provided by cruise line partners, can be used to maximize your marketing budget and exposure. Cruise Holidays offers maximum franchisee support. There are Business Development Managers in the field, sales support a toll-free call away, and an extranet site that is available anytime. Another major benefit of being the largest cruise retail system in North America is buying power. Cruise Holidays has been able to direct hundreds of millions of dollars to key suppliers in exchange for competitive pricing and commissions. These are benefits that get passed directly on to Cruise Holidays Franchisees. Cruise Holidays’ owners are provided with their own proprietary software called CruiseWeb. CruiseWeb manages all aspects of the cruise reservation process, provides a wide array of financial reports and enables users to easily create and segment mailing lists.
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