PR Web:
For the thirteenth year in a row, The Travel Franchise Group (TTFG) and its four travel brands dominate the travel category in Entrepreneur magazine’s venerable Franchise 500® listing, and one TTFG brand once again earns the number one position in travel for 2009. Results! Travel, a franchise program with more than 900 agency locations in the United States, clinched the top spot in this year’s travel category. The Travel Franchise Group’s flagship brand, Travel Leaders (formerly known as Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates), anchors TTFG’s rankings by appearing in the Franchise 500® for the thirteenth straight year. The franchising powerhouse’s other two brands – Cruise Holidays and SeaMaster Cruises – also made impressive showings in the 2009 rankings.
The notable distinctions achieved by TTFG brands in this year’s Franchise 500® include:
– # 1 in Travel Category: Results! Travel (for the sixth year in a row)
– #12 in Top New Franchises Category: SeaMaster Cruises (for the second year in a row)
– Top 50 Low Cost Franchises Category: SeaMaster Cruises
– Top 100 Home-Based Franchises Category: SeaMaster Cruises
– Top 500 Franchises: Travel Leaders, Cruise Holidays Results! Travel and SeaMaster Cruises“Despite enormous economic challenges to our industry, we view this particular moment in history as an opportunity to accelerate our strategy for further growing our franchise network,” said Roger E. Block, CTC, president of The Travel Franchise Group. “Our rankings continue to demonstrate our financial strength as a solid company with an eye toward future growth. Not only are we prepared to weather the current economic climate, but we’re working with our franchisees to do the same.”