Cruise Planners Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony to Unveil New Coral Springs Headquarters
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (PRWEB) February 13, 2019 -- Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, hosted its official ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new corporate headquarters yesterday, which boasts a modern, sleek and Google-inspired design with semi-open collaboration spaces. The new office helps accommodate the company’s rapid growth to support its nationwide network of home-based travel advisors.
Pops of “CP green” and positive messaging appear throughout the office, which was designed to offer a variety of workspaces – from standing desks to huddle rooms and even collapsible doors that turn an executive board room into a large event room.
Cruise Planners is easily recognized for its signature green and has recently embraced a new type of green: the company has committed to reducing waste through the eco-friendly office, which has refillable water stations and motion-sensor lights, as well as a variety of other green initiatives.
There are cleverly-named rooms such as the “Think Tank” – a classroom-style room where preferred partners share the latest information with business development coaches – accompanied with an underwater theme complete with portholes, a nod to the brand’s cruise foundation. The space also inspires creativity with an arcade and ping pong tables to allow for its Home Office Team to not only work hard, but also play hard.
“A move like this was important and impactful for Cruise Planners, for both now and our future growth,” said Michelle Fee, CEO and founder of Cruise Planners. “Our new home provides our team members with comfortable workspaces and an innovative environment to connect and collaborate, as well as room for expansion to more effectively support our growing nationwide travel agent network.”
At the event, the nation’s largest home-based travel franchise welcomed hundreds of travel industry leaders from brands such as Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, Oceania Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Viking Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Norwegian Cruise Line, Virgin Voyages, MSC Cruises, Sandals and more to celebrate and toast to the new space. Cruise Planners will have a similar invite-only Open House for its network of travel advisors next month.
Representatives from Coral Springs, Broward County and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau also participated in the event as Cruise Planners has been based in Coral Springs since the company was founded and has made a significant impact on the community and local economy. For example, Cruise Planners has brought in millions of cruise passengers to the area’s Port Everglades, as well as sending travelers all over the world on vacation. As such, the Broward County Commission Proclaimed “Cruise Planners Day” earlier this year on January 29 to celebrate the company’s 25th anniversary.
About Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative:
Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative, is the nation’s largest home-based travel agent franchise network in the travel industry. Cruise Planners operates a network of more than 2,500 franchise owners who independently book vacation and travel experiences for their clients. Headquartered in Coral Springs, Fla. since 1994, Cruise Planners supports its network of franchise owners with innovative marketing, booking and technology tools, professional development and training with the industry’s top executives. Cruise Planners and has been named the No.1 travel franchise by Entrepreneur magazine for 16 consecutive years and was also featured in Entrepreneur as one of the top 30 franchise innovators in technology. Consistently named as one of the Top Women-Owned Businesses by the South Florida Business Journal, Cruise Planners is on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, has been ranked as the #1 travel franchise by Franchise Business Review for 6 years and is recognized as one of the Top Workplaces by the Sun Sentinel.
Cruise Planners has achieved top producer status with every major cruise line including Royal Caribbean International, Norwegian Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Viking Cruises, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, as well as many land vendors such as Travel Impressions and Sandals and Beaches Resorts. As an American Express Travel Representative, Cruise Planners maintains a reputation for quality and offers exclusive American Express Travel benefits such as Pay with Points. Cruise Planners has earned the American Express Travel Representative Excellence Award since 2004, as well as numerous marketing, technology, franchise and philanthropy awards including CLIA Travel Agency Innovator Award, an International Franchise Association FranTech award for innovation, Magellan Awards from Travel Weekly and Travvy Awards from travAlliance media. Cruise Planners celebrates diversity and supports our troops as one of the Top 50 franchises for Veterans according to GI magazine, the Top Franchise Brand for Veterans according to Franchise Business Review, one of the Top 25 franchises for African-Americans by Black Enterprise magazine and a member of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association. Visit our website, http://www.cruiseplanners.com, for more information or to view the complete list of awards and honors.
Stay in Touch: Media can stay up-to-date with Cruise Planners by visiting our media room or Socially Yours page for social media updates and handles. For additional information or to make reservations, vacationers should locate a travel advisor near them. For those interested in becoming a franchise owner, please visit the Cruise Planners franchise website.
Caitlin Gardner, Cruise Planners, http://www.CruisePlanners.com, 9543448060, [email protected]
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