Category Archives: Press Releases

New Air Program Features Flight Booking Engine, Dedicated Service Desk, and Commissionable Airfares   Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – February 02, 2023 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has just launched the beta test for Avoya Flights™, the highly-anticipated air program that was initially teased during the 2022 Avoya Conference. The program features ...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Feb. 1 – Cruise Planners continued their reign at the top by being named Best-in-Category for the third year in a row by Franchise Business Review in the Travel & Hospitality sector. They were also named as a Top 200 franchise for 2023 overall. This is the 18th annual ranking of the 200 best franchise opportunities as rated by franchise business owners. The list is ...

Jacksonville, FL, January 31, 2023 – OutsideAgents.com, America’s premier host travel agency, recently held its annual conference at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL. With a theme of Experience Traveling Our World, over 300 agents, preferred vendor representatives and industry speakers attended the five-day event. The conference included daily general sessions, 24 breakout ...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jan. 27, 2023— In 2019, the Broward County Commission designated January 29th as “Cruise Planners Day” as a recognition for the respected travel company’s positive impact on South Florida tourism, as well as in the travel industry. Four years later, Cruise Planners continues to celebrate this special day by thanking their 2500+ strong network of advisors as ...

Discovery Days makes triumphant return during Galveston Regional Training   Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (January 26, 2023) – A booming leisure travel market and the interest in becoming a travel advisor led Dream Vacations to relaunch its in-person Discovery Days for potential franchise buyers. Dream Vacations Discovery Days allow participants to interact with highly-trained and knowledgeable ...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Jan. 23, 2023 – In order to help prepare advisors for a robust 2023 travel season, Cruise Planners hosted their first ever Boot Camp + Tech Day training seminar in Fort Lauderdale from Jan. 20-22. In previous years, both events were stand-alone workshops but due to advisors’ suggestions, Cruise Planners will offer two of these combined workshops, with the second taking ...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Jan. 19- When it comes to destination experience all over the world, Cruise Planners travel advisors have an abundance of tips and recommendations to share. That’s why Cruise Planners award-winning technology team created Destination Hub, a new directory platform in the company’s proprietary engine, CP Central, that enables agents to search, view and submit business ...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Jan. 13 – As we look ahead to 2023, it’s clear that the travel industry is back in a big way and the demand is at an unprecedented rate. At Cruise Planners, 2022 ended on a positive note, with purchases up 15% versus 2019, which was a banner year for travel. Below are the top Travel Trends we’re seeing for 2023 and what our network of advisors are focusing on ...

  The home-based travel agency is #1 in the travel franchise category for second consecutive year   Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (January 10, 2023) – Dream Vacations was recognized as one of the top 500 franchises in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®, the world’s first, best, and most comprehensive franchise ranking. The 44th annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500® is a highly sought-after honor in the ...

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. Dec. 27- With the myriad of offers and promotions that are available from travel suppliers, consortia partners, Cruise Planner’s Home Office team and more, Cruise Planners has created a new tool called the Amenity Tracker.  This tool will help streamline and organize these perks by allowing agents to add any kind of amenity such as onboard credits, prepaid gratuities, ...