Franchise Snapshot
# of Franchise Units:125	International/Domestic: Domestic
Initial Investment:$9,500	Total Investment: $9,500
Yearly Royalty:N/A	Year Franchising Began: 2004

Company Name:  Cruise Holidays
Company Contact:  Megan Slind - Franchise Development
Address:  6442 City West Parkway
City/State/Zip:  Eden Prairie, MN  55344

With over 25 years of industry and business experience, Cruise Holidays is the oldest and largest cruise travel franchise in North America, having sailed well over 2.5 million clients. Cruise Holidays has the power, tools and experience to help you succeed and offers one great franchise brand with multiple business models to suit your lifestyle.

• Celebrating 25 Years in Business
• The Collaborative Power of over 250 Franchise Units
  
• Award-Winning Initial and Ongoing Training and Support
  
• Competitive Conversion Program
  
• Customized Technology for a Superior Client Experience
  
• Industry Leading Marketing Tools
  
• No Inventory or Equipment to Purchase
  
• Conventions and Networking Cruises at Sea
  
• Travel Agent Credentials for Discounted Travel
  

Choose your Business Franchise...

RETAIL FRANCHISE

Leverage your passion for travel and join one of the most established and respected travel franchise companies in North America.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT

Initial Fee: $30,000
Total Investment: $155,000 - $234,000*
Net-worth Requirement: $250,000
excluding equity in primary
residence and personal property
Financing: Via 3rd Party
Lifestyle/Hours: Full Time, Retail Business Hours
*Includes Working Capital

HOME-BASED FRANCHISE

Cruise Holidays home-based franchise offers an exciting opportunity that allows you to build a profitable business in a flexible virtual office environment.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT

Initial Fee: $9,500
Total Investment: $9,500
Net-worth Requirement: None
Lifestyle/Hours: Flexible
Home-based Business

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Cruise Holidays offers flexible career opportunities to those individuals who have a passion for the travel industry.

INVESTMENT REQUIREMENT

Initial Fee: $495
Total Investment: $495
Lifestyle/Hours: Flexible

Diversity Statement:

Expanding diversity within Cruise Holidays enhances the entrepreneurial experience and furthers the understanding of the entire network. An atmosphere of civility and mutual respect towards difference is indispensable and enables the free interchange of ideas that is the basis for success. These differences may be immutable or changeable, cultural, ethnic, religious, intellectual, ideological or political. Each of these qualities is integral to the identity we form as individuals, and all are essential to creating a vibrant business composed of individuals with unique perspectives and backgrounds. Cruise Holidays commits itself to a policy of inclusion, respect for difference, and fairness, and guarantee the same rights and freedoms to all its franchise owners to ensure the fullest degree of intellectual freedom and success.

Description of Training Process:

Your journey with Cruise Holidays begins with an extensive new agent training program at Cruise Holidays Institute.  We host a week long training course in Minneapolis, MN that includes a detailed introduction to our programs and services conducted by our Education and Training team.  The second session of your initial training is more advanced and is focused on the finding and selling of cruise groups.  During this advanced training session you will develop your marketing plan and dive in to the details of how to make your business successful. Thereafter, the team works year-round to host seminars, conduct net-conferencing training, plan regional and national meetings and training, and fulfill all of your training needs.

A management team with over 125 years of combined experience in the travel industry is on hand to help grow and keep Cruise Holidays on the cutting edge. Your Cruise Holidays support desk is just a phone call, fax or email away Monday through Friday to answer any questions about Cruise Holidays programs and services. Additionally a public relations/communications team promotes the Cruise Holiday brand nationally, while also providing the tools and support to promote your franchise in your local market.