Category Archives: Press Releases

#1 travel agency franchise for veterans has given away 56 free home-based travel businesses since 2012 to U.S. heroes valued at more than half-a-million dollars    Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (December 1, 2021) – The number one travel agency franchise for veterans, Dream Vacations, recently awarded five military veterans with free travel franchises as part of its 10th annual award-winning annual ...

2021 accomplishments celebrated and more than $115,000 raised for Make-A-Wish®     Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (November 22, 2021) – With a theme of TOGETHER, the 2021 Dream Vacations, CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. National Conference aboard Celebrity Apex was a long-awaited family reunion with nearly 900 participants that celebrated overcoming the adversity of the past 20 months and all of the ...

OTN’s Annual Conference a Success; Co-located with Signatue Travel Network Conference in Las Vegas.    BOCA RATON, Fla. (Nov. 2021) – OASIS Travel Network—ASTA’s 2021 Host Agency of the Year—recently hosted their successful in-person annual conference at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, which took place November 8-9, was the boutique host agency’s first ...

Hargarther, Thaler & Associates – Dream Vacations recognized as Franchise of the Year and Denise Valente named Cruises Inc. Agent of the Year   Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (November 18, 2021) – It was a star-studded and emotional evening filled with laughter, tears and awe at the Dream Vacations, CruiseOne® and Cruises Inc.® annual awards ceremony hosted by Drew Daly, senior vice president ...

Associate Recruitment Program to Launch in January 2022   Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (November 16, 2021) – World Travel Holdings and its brands continue to innovate through disruption. Six years ago, at a National Conference, it launched Dream Vacations, the experiential sister to flagship franchise brand CruiseOne®. Today, the nation’s largest online and offline leisure travel company revealed ...

Home-based travel agents will have access to exclusive content a week in advance   Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (November 3, 2021) – While the in-person 2021 National Conference for Dream Vacations, CruiseOne and Cruises Inc. sets sail next week aboard Celebrity Apex, starting today, November 3, 2021, advisors who are affiliated with the leading home-based travel agencies will have access to ...

President’s Award given at TLN’s annual conference, EDGE   Wilmington, Mass. (November 4, 2021) – World Travel Holdings was given the President’s Award at Travel Leaders Network’s (TLN’s) annual conference EDGE. EDGE was held from October 18-21 at the Loews Royal Pacific and Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Orlando in Orlando, Fla. World Travel Holdings has been a member of the ...

Networking Opportunity Marks First Event in Person Since the Beginning of the Pandemic   Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. – November 01, 2021 – Avoya Travel®, one of the travel industry’s most innovative brands, has just concluded its first in-person educational and networking event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic onboard the Celebrity Apex from October 24 – 28, 2021. The highly ...

OASIS TRAVEL NETWORK AWARDED ‘TRAVEL WEEKLY’  2021 GOLD MAGELLAN AWARD FOR OVERALL VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE AND EVENTS   OTN’s Virtual Events Recognized for Offering Advisors Connection and Growth During the Pandemic and Beyond    BOCA RATON, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2021) – OASIS Travel Network—ASTA’s 2021 Host Agency of the Year—has been recognized as a Travel Weekly Magellan Awards Gold ...

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (October 20, 2021) – The Learning Center inside the Dream Vacations’ corporate headquarters was abuzz with activity when an in-person new travel agent training class occurred for the first time in more than 18 months. “The safety of our travel agency franchise owners and our corporate team is our top priority which is why we have gradually been bringing back in-person ...