Travel Franchise Group Recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine

Published on: January 9, 2009

For the 13th 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 13th straight year. The franchising powerhouse’s other two brands -- Cruise Holidays and SeaMaster Cruises -- also made impressive showings in the 2009 rankings.

Distinctions achieved by TTFG brands in this year’s Franchise 500 include: No. 1 in Travel Category: Results! Travel (for the sixth year in a row); No. 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. While The Travel Franchise Group and Travel Leaders names may be new, they have their origins as “Ask Mr. Foster Travel,” which itself was North America’s first travel agency chain established in 1888. Travel Leaders has grown to become one of the nation’s top five travel organizations with a local presence. Travel Leaders, along with the other three franchise brands, comprise The Travel Franchise Group, which was known as Carlson Travel Franchise Group until early 2008, when its parent company -- Travel Acquisitions Group (formerly Carlson Leisure Group) -- spun off from travel and hospitality company, Carlson. For more information, visit www.travelleaders.com , www.cruiseholidays.com, www.resultstravel.com, or www.seamastercruises.com.