Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (July 26, 2023) – Dream Vacations/CruiseOne® was recognized as one of the Best of the Best Franchises in 2023 by Entrepreneur. The ranking, which is featured in the July/August issue of Entrepreneurmagazine and on Entrepreneur.com, highlights the brands from Entrepreneur’s 2023 Franchise 500 ranking that ranked at the top of their industry categories. Dream Vacations/CruiseOne® was ranked No. 1 in the Travel Agencies category.
“We are ecstatic and honored to be ranked as the top travel agency franchise,” said Drew Daly, senior vice president and general manager for Dream Vacations/CruiseOne®. “We wouldn’t be number one without our network of engaged and hard-working franchise owners. They inspire our headquarters’ teams to innovate, be agile, and be better than we were the day before.”
Entrepreneur’s Best of the Best Franchises ranking is based on information submitted for its annual Franchise 500®and is part of the brand’s continuing effort to best understand and evaluate the ever-changing franchise marketplace. The franchises selected as 2023’s Best of the Best are ranked not only in the increasingly competitive Franchise 500 list this year but also at the top of their respective industry categories, based on an evaluation of more than 150 data points in the areas of costs and fees, size and growth, franchisee support, brand strength, and financial strength and stability. There are 152 categories represented this year, a testament to the ever-growing diversity of industries represented in the franchise world.
“Everyone wants to join a winning team, and that’s why we love making this annual Best of the Best Franchises list,” says Jason Feifer, editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine. “The companies on this list exemplify what it takes to thrive in franchising: They are innovative and nimble, but also stable and growing. They are truly the best of the best.”
To view Dream Vacations/ CruiseOne® in the 2023 Best of the Best list, pick up the July/August issue ofEntrepreneur magazine, on newsstands now, or visit https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/directory/best-of-the-best.
About Dream Vacations and CruiseOne®
A member of the International Franchise Association, the top-ranked home-based travel agency franchise CruiseOne® has been in operation since 1992, and its sister brand Dream Vacations launched in April 2016, giving franchisees a choice in how they want to brand their travel business. Dream Vacations and CruiseOne franchisees have the resources to plan and create seamless vacation experiences for their customers while offering the best value. Dream Vacations and CruiseOne is part of World Travel Holdings and has received franchise partner of the year, a top-ranking status, by all the major cruise lines as well as national recognition for its support of military veterans. For more information, visit www.DreamVacationsFranchise.com. Like Dream Vacations on Facebookat www.facebook.com/DreamVacationsFranchise, follow on Twitter at @Dream_Franchise and watch its videos at www.youtube.com/DreamVacationsBusiness.
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