Cruise Holidays
Cruise & land-tour vacationsBackground
Founded: 1984 Franchising since: 1984
Cruise Holidays, founded in 1984, was acquired by travel franchise ByeByeNow.com in 1999. When ByeByeNow.com filed for bankruptcy in early 2001, its assets were acquired by Carlson Travel Network Associates Inc. in bankruptcy court later that year. Following the acquisition, Carlson decided to relaunch Cruise Holidays as a cruise-only travel planning and booking brand.
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 961 employee(s); 96 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Middle east
Cruise Holidays, founded in 1984, was acquired by travel franchise ByeByeNow.com in 1999. When ByeByeNow.com filed for bankruptcy in early 2001, its assets were acquired by Carlson Travel Network Associates Inc. in bankruptcy court later that year. Following the acquisition, Carlson decided to relaunch Cruise Holidays as a cruise-only travel planning and booking brand.
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6442 City West Pkwy. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55344 |
Phone: (800)824-1481 |
Franchisor is a privately-held company with 961 employee(s); 96 employee(s) in franchise department.
Franchise Growth
| Year | U.S. Franchises | Canadian Franchises | Foreign Franchises | Company Owned |
| 2009 | 178 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 212 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 194 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 160 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 109 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada, Middle east
Costs and Fees
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Total investment: $10.3K-233.6K Franchise fee: $9.5K/30K |
Ongoing royalty fee: to 3% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable |
Type of Financing Available
| In-House | Third Party | |
| Franchise Fee | No | No |
| Startup Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Accounts Receivable | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Qualifications
Net worth requirement: Varies
Cash liquidity requirement: Varies
Business Experience:
- General business experience
- Marketing skills
Operations
- Franchise can be run from home
- 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit
- Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
- Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)
Training and Support
Training
Ongoing Support
Marketing Support
Other marketing support
- Available at headquarters: 3 weeks
- At franchisee's location: Varies
- Conference calls; annual regional meetings, 2 days; annual convention, 4 days; annual group training seminar, 7 days; Cruise University, 2 weeks
Ongoing Support
- Newsletter
- Meetings
- Toll-free phone line
- Grand opening
- Internet
- Field operations/evaluations
- Purchasing cooperatives
Marketing Support
- Co-op advertising
- Ad slicks
- National media
Other marketing support
- Seminars, online marketing