Cruise Planners vs My Destination Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cruise Planners vs My Destination including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Cruise Planners Franchise
My Destination Franchise
Investment $2,295 - $23,665$20,000 - $50,000
Franchise Fee $695 - $10,995N/A
Royalty Fee 1% - 3%500/month
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1994-
Year Franchised 1999-
Term Of Agreement 3 years-
Term Of Agreement 3 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Cruise Planners Franchise
My Destination Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Cruise Planners Franchise
My Destination Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support

 
Cruise Planners Franchise
My Destination Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: Ongoing Classroom Training: 58.5 hours Additional Training: Available-
Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform-
Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing-
Operations Franchise can be run from home.

Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 2

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Expansion Plans

 
Cruise Planners Franchise
My Destination Franchise
US Expansion Yes-
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion NoYes

Company Overviews

About Cruise Planners

Since 1994, agents for Coral Springs, Florida-based Cruise Planners/American Express Travel Service have been connecting business and leisure travelers with the ideal cruise. Franchisees work from their homes, selling cruises full or part time. 

Veteran Incentives
28% off franchise fee, free training for co-owner/associate, $250 marketing credit, $60 design credit, 3 months free technology access, free software license, 1 year free errors & omissions insurance

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About My Destination

At My Destination we pride ourselves on creating a franchise structure that is not only very supportive but also great fun to be a part of. In general we are in contact with our franchisees on a daily basis, helping each other to maximise the potential of each individual site as well as the mydestinationinfo.com network. We also see our franchise network as more of a partnership, each person bringing new things that all of us in the network can benefit from thanks to everyone's backgrounds and skills. By taking advantage of this we are able to continually improve and diversify the business in ways that an individual on their own could not do. My Destination is focused on providing websites that offer unrivalled levels of local information; everything a traveller could want to know and all in one place! Developed with the latest internet technologies to embrace the power of 'Social Media' and 'Visitor Interaction'...and combining these with online booking engines....each My Destination site brings the best of the internet to the destination. One of the most important factors that has lead to the overwhelming success of My Destination is the partnerships in each destination with local residents; individuals and organizations whom are passionate and enthusiastic about their destination and are well placed within the community to help promote all of the tourist companies in the destination to the thousands of potential tourists whom will use the site. If this sounds like an exciting opportunity to you then please contact us.