Cruise Planners hosts Elite Summit for top producers on the Avalon Envision in Europe
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. April 7, 2023 – Joe & Mara Bauer attended the exclusive Elite Summit hosted by Cruise Planners for their top producing agents on board the luxurious Avalon Envision to Eastern Europe. Select Cruise Planners travel advisors earned their invitation to this trip based on sales performance.
“By far one of my favorite events we host throughout the year is the Elite Summit because it is a gathering of the best of the best,” said Michelle Fee, CEO and founder of Cruise Planners. “To celebrate the achievements of our top producers and learn and exchange ideas only leaves us more invigorated when we return and I am grateful we get a chance to be together.”
The 6-day event was hosted by Fee, Chief Operations Officer, Theresa Scalzitti and Chief Strategy Officer, Scott Koepf, with more than 85 attendees including travel advisors along with various supplier partners. Joe & Mara visited Bratislava, Esztergrom, Visegrad and Budapest and immersed themselves in the culture of these beautiful destinations. The Elite Summit also featured supplier partner presentations, one-on-one meetings and exclusive Cruise Planners receptions, dinner events, entertainment and more.
Joe & Mara were able to meet & network with several industry well known travel brands allowing them a chance to make lasting relationships with these brands to learn more about new products and destinations to share with clients. Past Elite Summit trips have included destinations such as South Africa, Macchu Picchu, Hungary and India. With the demand for travel at an all time high, Cruise Planners is making sure advisors are knowledgeable and well-versed to maximize client’s travel investment and deliver the best vacation experiences possible.
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 travel agent 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 3 years and ranked #18 on Travel Weekly’s 2022 Power List.
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.
