Cruise Planners’ Michael Consoli & Associates: Setting Sales Records and Defying Expectations
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla, Feb. 19, 2024 — Cruise Planners’ Michael Consoli & Associates have emerged once again as the top producing agency in the Cruise Planners network of travel agent franchises. Michael Consoli & Associates finished 2023 with over $40 million in total sales surpassing his previous year’s sales record in 2022 which was $23 million. This feat is especially impressive as his team consists of just him and four team members. In addition to consistently increasing his sales figures, Consoli has earned numerous awards, including:
- Viking Cruise Top Global Producer for 9 years in a row
- #1 Cruise Planners River Cruise Agent (10th consecutive year)
- #1 Cruise Planners Luxury Cruise Agent (8th consecutive year)
- #1 Viking Producer (10th consecutive year)
- Top Producer in Escorted Tours
- Top Producing Agency for Tauck Tours, Celebrity, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
- Inducted into the CLIA Hall of Fame in 2023 having been named Travel Innovator of the Year
“We are immensely proud of the exceptional sales and service consistently delivered by Michael and his team every day,” said Michelle Fee, founder and CEO of Cruise Planners. “These well-deserved accolades, along with the remarkable achievement of reaching $40 million in sales in a single year, is incredibly impressive and serves as an inspiration to everyone.”
Consoli leads a proficient support team comprising of four members, each playing a crucial role in meticulously planning and executing personalized trips for guests. Their objective is to transform guests’ vacation dreams into reality, surpassing expectations by providing exceptional service and value throughout the planning process.
“This milestone is a result of a lot of long hours and hard work by myself and my exceptional team,” said Consoli. “We are forever grateful to our loyal clients who consistently come back to us again and again and continue to refer their friends!”
About Cruise Planners franchisee Michael Consoli and Associates
Michael Consoli is a franchise owner and agent for Cruise Planners, an independently owned and operated home-based franchise. Michael has consistently received top producing honors during his 15 years as a Cruise Planners franchise owner and travel agent. He is located in Roswell, Georgia and can be contacted at (800) 913-7245.
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.
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/.