Cruise Planners is the nation’s largest home-based travel agency franchise, with over 2,500+ franchise owners in all 50 states. Cruise Planners franchisees own and operate their own travel agency businesses, earning money by helping clients plan amazing travel experiences such as luxury cruises, exciting land tours, and all-inclusive resort vacations. Franchise Business Review had the opportunity to chat with Cruise Planners franchise owners Robert Feus and Kyle Nichols and Cruise Planners’ Chief Strategy Officer, Scott Koepf, about the Cruise Planners franchise opportunity.
Watch the webinar replay to learn more about the lifestyle that Kyle and Robert have crafted for themselves by helping their large clientele experience vacations of a lifetime while they travel the world and enjoy the spoils of their labor of love. Scott, AKA The Sales Coach, shares his insights on what the Cruise Planners franchise looks for in a potential franchise owner and how the franchise trains, supports, and cares for its vast and ever-growing network of passionate travel agents.
Cruise Planners Franchise Enthusiasts Scott, Robert, and Kyle
Scott Koepf is Cruise Planners’ Chief Strategy Officer. He’s a dedicated globetrotter who is passionate about entertainment—and entertaining. As a trained opera singer and a former football player, Scott uses his natural motivational skills and training style to inspire and impact sales growth for Cruise Planners travel advisors. He is a travel agent advocate and loves helping each Cruise Planners franchisee achieve their goals by leading Cruise Planners Training and Events Teams.
Robert and Kyle are a dedicated US Coast Guard family. They’ve proudly owned a Cruise Planners franchise since 2021. Kyle became interested in the Cruise Planners franchise opportunity when his college professor passionately spoke about how much she loved being a Cruise Planners travel advisor. This sparked Kyle’s interest, and he began exploring the Cruise Planners business model. With his husband’s support, Kyle launched the business and got to work as the primary owner and operator.
As a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard, Robert is a Marine Science Technician. He excels in emergency environmental response and plays a pivotal role in the cruise and shipping industry by helping to create, develop, and review safety, security, and emergency plans. Robert fully supported the Cruise Planners business and participated in the initial training as Kyle did. However, in the beginning, he kept his full-time job while Kyle ran the day-to-day travel business.
Just two years after launching their business, Kyle found himself overwhelmed with more inquiries from clients than he could handle on his own. (Not a bad problem to have!) He knew he needed to hire someone or recruit his husband to become more involved in the day-to-day business. The couple decided it made sense to have Robert leave his full-time job and become fully engaged in their Cruise Planners business. Leveraging each of their unique strengths, Robert focuses on helping clients with land travel, and Kyle specializes in assisting clients with charting bespoke cruise vacations. Together, this dynamic duo delivers exceptional customer experiences, ensuring seamless and stress-free travel for their clients. With their innovative approach, blending the power of social media with Cruise Planners’ proven business model and systems, the couple continues to propel their business to new heights—while enjoying monthly travel adventures together. The business has been so successful that Kyle was named Cruise Planners’ Franchisee Rock Star in 2024. Read more about Kyle’s Rock Star story here.
Explore the Cruise Planners Franchise Opportunity
- The Cruise Planners franchise offers a flexible, home-based business model that allows franchise owners to work their business from anywhere.
- Cruise Planners franchise owners can work full-time or part-time based on their lifestyle and personal and professional goals.
- With a minimum cash requirement of just $10,995, this low-cost franchise opportunity requires virtually no overhead costs and no brick-and-mortar location.
- Most cruise planner franchise owners have no previous travel experience. However, having a passion for travel and enjoying working with people is important.
- The company provides robust training, ongoing business coaching, award-winning marketing, a personalized website, and state-of-the-art tech tools.
If the Cruise Planners franchise opportunity interests you, visit cruiseplannersfranchise.com, email [email protected], or call (888) 582-2150 to learn more.
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