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Cruise Planners Franchisee, Kyle Nichols, Wins Prestigious Franchise Business Review Rock Star Award

CORAL SPRINGS, FLA, July 08, 2024—Cruise Planners, the nation’s largest home-based travel franchise network, proudly announces that franchisee Kyle Nichols has been honored with the Franchise Business Review (FBR) Franchisee Rock Star Award in the Millennial category. This prestigious award recognizes Nichols for his exceptional achievements, leadership, and dedication in the travel industry.

 

The FBR Franchise Rock Star Award celebrates franchise owners who epitomize excellence and inspire others within the franchise community. Kyle Nichols’ recognition in the Millennial category underscores his role as a trailblazer and a source of inspiration for aspiring franchisees.

 

Kyle Nichols, a dynamic and innovative entrepreneur, has demonstrated outstanding success as a Cruise Planners franchise owner. His commitment to providing exceptional customer service, coupled with his deep passion for travel, has set him apart within the travel industry.

 

The FBR Rock Star Awards highlight top-performing franchisees across North America who have excelled in leadership, business acumen, and community involvement. Recipients of this award are selected based on nominations from franchise brands, with winners chosen by FBR’s editorial team.

 

“We are thrilled that Kyle Nichols received the Franchisee Rock Star Award in the Millennial category,” said Michelle Fee, CEO and founder of Cruise Planners.” “Kyle’s dedication, innovation, approach, and commitment to his clients exemplifies the values we hold dear at Cruise Planners. This recognition is well-deserved, and we are incredibly proud to have Kyle as part of our franchise family.”

 

Kyle, along with his partner Robert’s success is driven by their strategic use of social media and digital marketing to engage with clients and attract new business. Their ability to adapt to the evolving travel landscape and leverage technology to enhance the customer experience has been instrumental in their franchise’s growth. 

 

Company Background: 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.

 

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/.

Santiago Alvarado

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