Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd./golfahoy.com is the leading 'golf cruise' holiday company in North America. By combining the convenience of 'the floating club house' luxury cruise liners of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Seabourn Cruise Lines and Silversea Cruise Lines and challenging championship golf courses at worldwide exotic ports o'call.......Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd./golfahoy.com has rightfully earned a reputation within the $3.7 trillion travel industry as the #1 Golf Cruise Company in the world.
THE GOLF CRUISE PRODUCT
From the company's inception in 1988, Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd., in a strategic alliance partnership with preferred cruise element supplier, Royal Caribbean International, North America's 27 million active golfers have been afforded a luxurious ocean voyage golf cruise alternative to competitors land based golf holidays. Golfahoy branded golf cruises are designed to fit every golfers holiday budget and operate in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Mexican Pacific Riviera, Hawaii, England, Scotland, Ireland, Australia & New Zealand, South East Asia and (new in 2003) South Africa and once a year on a 103 day Around the World golf cruise itinerary.
FRANCHISING HISTORY
Two years ago the company's founder began franchising 'home based' regional Sales and Marketing Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd./golfahoy.com offices throughout North America.
FRANCHISEE PROFILE
A typical Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd./golfahoy.com Franchisee is an avid golfer seeking a golf industry 'home based' business with low operating overhead expenses and no inventory to buy.
TRAINING
Full pre-opening Franchisee training is provided to new Franchisees with a combination of classroom seminars over 5 days and a 'graduating' 7 day 'Seminar At Sea' on one of the company's actual golf cruise departures in the Caribbean.
OPERATIONS
Franchisees sell and market the Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd./golfahoy.com group and individual golf cruises directly to Golf Country Club members and small, medium and large corporations. Franchisees earn 10% on golf cruise package fares. The Franchisor recruits Franchisees accustomed to six figure incomes. The Franchise fee has been set at US$31,000 and the company has sold 31 franchised offices in North America in two years.
THE MASTER FRANCHISE LICENCE
The founder of the company now wishes to sell a Master Franchise licence to an entrepreneur to cover Southern Africa, Australia/New Zealand.
The Franchisor expects, with the current surge in the growth of golf in South Africa and Australia/New Zealand, to establish Franchised Caribbean Cruise Lines Ltd./golfahoy.com regional Sales and Marketing offices in South Africa and Australia/New Zealand.
SETUP and SUPPORT
The founder of the company will spend 90 days in South Africa with the new Master Franchisor, initially to train and assist the new Master Franchisor with the successful start up of the business. Ongoing systems training and support will be offered to the new Master Franchisor at the company's headquarters in Canada.
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