Cruiseshipcenters international

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Established in 1987, CruiseShipCenters is a private franchise company specializing in marketing and sales of cruise vacations. Through its network of 104 independently owned retail locations and 1,500+ Cruise Sales Consultants in North America, the company has grown at an average rate of 30% each year for the past two decades.

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[edit] Partnerships

In 2007, the company became a strategic partner with Expedia Inc, the world's largest online travel company[1]. CruiseShipCenters is also a founding partner in the Magic Johnson Travel Group. This partnership, which includes Royal Caribbean International, GoGo Worldwide Vacations and Magic Johnson Enterprises, uses CruiseShipCenters marketing and technology to support a network of home-based travel franchises serving the multi-cultural market in the USA.[2]

[edit] Awards

CruiseShipCenters has won numerous awards, for sales, franchise development, and for marketing. These awards include:

  • CFA Award of Excellence 2006 & 2007 [3]
  • National Account of the Year
  • Elite Celebrity Award
  • Centurion Sales Award
  • Preferred National Account
  • Connoisseur's Club
  • Marketer of the Year
  • Royal Family Award

[edit] Corporate office

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia, the office encompasses the national support team which includes Marketing, Franchise Development, Training, Information Technology, Finance and Administration.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Expedia Inc investors.expediainc.com'
  2. ^ BizJournals bizjournals.com
  3. ^ Canadian Franchise Association cfa.ca