Cruise Planners CEO and Founder, Michelle Fee, Honored in South Florida Business Journal’s Top 250 Power Leaders List for 2025

 

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Jan. 14, 2025—Cruise Planners, the nation’s largest home-based travel franchise network, is thrilled to announce that its founder and CEO, Michelle Fee, has been named again as one of South Florida Business Journal’s Top 250 Power Leaders for 2025, marking yet another year of recognition for her impactful leadership and contributions to the business community. This distinguished recognition underscores her remarkable contributions to the local community of South Florida and the travel industry.

 

The Top 250 Power Leaders list celebrates individuals who have significantly influenced their industries and communities through innovation, leadership, and vision. Michelle Fee’s inclusion in this list reflects her unwavering commitment to excellence and her transformative impact on the travel sector and South Florida’s business ecosystem.

 

Since the founding of Cruise Planners in 1994, Michelle Fee has led the company to extraordinary heights including #22 on the Travel Weekly Power List, numerous top producer awards from major cruise line and tour companies and achieving a 99% satisfaction rating from an independent survey of franchisees hosted by Franchise Business Review positioning both Fee and Cruise Planners as a leader in travel. Her forward-thinking strategies and dedication to supporting franchisees have solidified Cruise Planners’ reputation as a leader in innovation and customer service. Her leadership has also played a pivotal role in driving economic growth in the local South Florida community.

 

“Being named to the Top 250 Power Leaders list is an incredible honor that I share with our entire Cruise Planners family,” said founder and CEO of Cruise Planners, Michelle Fee. “This recognition reflects the collective passion, hard work, and dedication of our team and travel advisors. Together, we’ll continue to push boundaries and make a lasting difference in our industry and community.”

 

About Cruise Planners

 

Cruise Planners was founded in 1994 and is the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network. As a leader in the travel franchise industry, Cruise Planners positions a nation-wide network of 2,500 franchise owners for success by providing innovative marketing programs, proprietary and cutting-edge booking and technology tools, as well as professional development and hands-on training with the industry’s top executives. The company continues to be an industry leader and was named the No.1 travel franchise by Entrepreneur magazine for 18 consecutive years and awarded by Franchise Business Review as “Best-In-Category” for 2 years.

 

Cruise Planners received a 99% franchise owner satisfaction report from Franchise Business Review for 2024. Franchise Business Review also ranked Cruise Planners #3 OVERALL on their list of Top 200 Franchises of 2022. Cruise Planners was recently featured in Entrepreneur as one of the top 30 franchise innovators in technology, has been consistently named as one of the Top Women-Owned Businesses by the South Florida Business Journal, is on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, and was recognized as one of the Top Workplaces by the Sun Sentinel.

 

Visit our website, www.cruiseplanners.com, for more information or to view the complete list of awards and honors.  For those interested in becoming a franchise owner, please visit https://www.cruiseplannersfranchise.com/.