Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Travel Network | CruiseOne | |
| Investment | 34200 - 99000 | 4625 - 26265 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $250-750/mo. | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1983 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Travel Network | CruiseOne | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Travel Network | CruiseOne | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Travel Network | CruiseOne | |
| Training | Full training provided including ongoing and continuous education. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Business development, agent and customer support, multiple websites, Customer Relationship Manager, Virtual Office Business Center, eNewsletter, Regional Meetings, National Conference. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Award-winning direct mail marketing, Co-op advertising, online marketing, special offers and promotions. |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Travel Network | CruiseOne | |
| US Expansion | California, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Travel Network | $250-750/mo. |
| CruiseOne | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | |
| Year Founded | |
| Travel Network | 1982 |
| CruiseOne | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Travel Network | 1983 |
| CruiseOne | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Travel Network | 15 years |
| CruiseOne | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Travel Network | $500 |
| CruiseOne | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Travel Network | General business experience Marketing skills |
| CruiseOne | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Travel Network | Yes |
| CruiseOne | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | |
| Equipment | |
| Travel Network} | |
| CruiseOne | |
| Inventory | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | |
| Receivables | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | |
| Payroll | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | Full training provided including ongoing and continuous education. |
| Support | |
| Travel Network | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| CruiseOne | Business development, agent and customer support, multiple websites, Customer Relationship Manager, Virtual Office Business Center, eNewsletter, Regional Meetings, National Conference. |
| Marketing | |
| Travel Network | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| CruiseOne | Award-winning direct mail marketing, Co-op advertising, online marketing, special offers and promotions. |
| Operations | |
| Travel Network | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| CruiseOne | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Travel Network | California, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, |
| CruiseOne | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Travel Network | 0 |
| CruiseOne | |
| International Expansion | |
| Travel Network | |
| CruiseOne | |