Why Franchise?
There are about 909,253 franchise businesses generating more than $72.31 trillion in sales, according to the International Franchise Association. What makes buying a franchise better than starting your own business from scratch? With a franchise, you're buying a support system and the rights to operate a business that has been developed by the Franchisor, who has an expertise in the business and, in most cases, tackled and solved the problems that people generally encounter in the industry More Here...
Cruise Industry Overview
The cruise industry is the fastest growing category in the entire leisure travel market. Since 1990, the industry has had an average annual passenger growth rate of 7.2%. From 1980 - 2009, over 176 million passengers have taken a cruise. Of this number, 68% of passengers have been generated in the past 10 years and 40% percent of total passengers have been generated in the past five years alone. Over the next three years, over 50 million North Americans indicate intent to cruise. To date, approximately 20% of the U.S. population has ever cruised - That is a lot of opportunity.
For greater understanding of the actual size of the market, according to CLIA (Cruise Line International Association): More Here...
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