Cruise Holidays Names 2010 President’s Circle Members
Minneapolis, MN (November 10, 2010)—Cruise Holidays, North America’s oldest cruise-specialty retail franchise, unveiled a distinguished list of members for its prestigious 2010 President’s Circle. The President’s Circle is made up of the top 17 Cruise Holidays stores and top three virtual offices (home-based franchise owners). The winners are chosen on the basis of the business’s revenue as well as year-over-year growth.
This year, the following franchise owners were honored as 2010 Cruise Holidays President’s Circle members:
• Cruise Holidays of Alexandria (Virginia); Jim Work & Bob Miller
• Cruise Holidays of Chatham-Kent (Chatham, Ontario); Grace & Bill Dieleman
• Cruise Holidays of Clarkson (Mississaugua, Ontario); Zaneta & Joe Rochemont
• Cruise Holidays of Etobicoke (Ontario); Krista Garney-Cluett
• Cruise Holidays of Kansas City (Missouri); Mimi & Mark Comfort
• Cruise Holidays of Lawrence Park (Toronto, Ontario); Dianne & Peter Neubauer
• Cruise Holidays of Marlboro (Englishtown, NJ); Ira & Helene Kaplan
• Cruise Holidays of North York (Ontario); Mae Lam
• Cruise Holidays of Oakville (Ontario); Lola & Georges Vassilliadis
• Cruise Holidays Ottawa West (Sittsville, Ontario); Carole Paleczny
• Cruise Holidays of Paramus (New Jersey); Bob Wolf
• Cruise Holidays of Scarborough (Ontario); Kitty Tam
• Cruise Holidays of Southlake (Texas); Mike & Gloria Currie
• Cruise Holidays at the Stateline (Seekonk, Massachusetts); Joe & Kathy Petkunas
• Cruise Holidays of Topeka (Kansas); Dick & Judy Knoll
• Cruise Holidays of White Rock (British Columbia); Nicky Armstrong
• Cruise Holidays of Williamsburg (Virginia); Bill & Theresa Reinagel
• Sheri Clarke, Cruise Holidays; virtual office (Kentucky)
• Colleen Turner, Cruise Holidays; virtual office (Washington)
• Bob Shaffer, Cruise Holidays; qualified as virtual office owner, but retail office now located in North Carolina
"Technically speaking, our President’s Circle is a strict interpretation of our franchise owners’ revenue and growth, but more importantly, it’s essentially a barometer of who is reaching out to their clients in the most effective way and growing right along with their clients as they exceed their travel expectations,” said Mark Schiffner, vice president of Cruise Holidays.
All of these franchisees were honored at a special ceremony during the 2010 Cruise Holidays Annual Convention, which was held at El Dorado Royale Resort & Spa in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, near Cancun, November 1-6. For more information about Cruise Holidays and the services these local travel professionals provide, visit www.cruiseholidays.com. For franchising information, e-mail franchiseopportunities@cruiseholidays.com or call 1-800-824-1481.
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Cruise Holidays is the oldest cruise-specialty retail franchise in North America, with stores and home-based franchisees in both the United States and Canada. Cruise Holidays is also a distinguished provider of land tour vacation packages. Founded in 1984, Cruise Holidays is part of Travel Leaders Group. With approximately 1,300 travel agency locations in the United States and Canada, Travel Leaders Group serves millions of individual leisure travelers, as well as select corporate clients and destinations.
You can read more about Cruise Holidays and their top cruise travel agents here.