Is Vacation Planners a good franchise to buy?

Whether Vacation Planners is a good franchise investment depends on your personal goals, available capital, and local market conditions. We recommend reviewing the full FDD, speaking with existing franchisees listed in Item 20, and consulting with a franchise attorney before making a decision.

Vacation Planners

Vacation Planners offers franchises for operating travel agencies or as new travel advisors under a unified nationwide brand, providing extensive back-end operations, marketing, and technology support. The business model includes an initial franchise fee and ongoing marketing fund contributions, with an established resale market for franchisees to transfer ownership. It targets existing travel professionals or newcomers serving leisure travelers seeking vacation planning services in a competitive travel industry.

$15K–$23K

Investment

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Franchise Costs

Franchise Fee

$7,500

Item 5 of FDD

Initial Investment Range

$14,950 – $22,700

Low: $14,950High: $22,700

Item 7 of FDD

Royalty Rate

10.00%

of gross sales

Brand Fund

N/A

Item 6 of FDD

Fixed Monthly Fees

$700 – $700

Item 6 of FDD

10% royalty + $700/mo marketing & technology fund

Financial Performance

Item 19 Financial Performance

This franchise did not provide Item 19 financial performance data.

Be careful if you are interested in investing. The lack of financial performance representations may indicate limited data or varying results across franchises.

Extracted Item 19 Section

How Vacation Planners Compares

Key Insights

Lower investment than 93% of Business Services franchises

Franchise	Investment	Fee	Royalty	Locations
Vacation Planners Current	$15K – $23K	$8K	10.0%	0
Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution, LLC	$14K – $607K	N/A	N/A	6,454
THE UPS STORE (TRADITIONAL)	$216K – $609K	$30K	5.0%	4,500
JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE	$71K – $105K	$25K	15.0%	2,744
CRUISE PLANNERS	$2K – $21K	$11K	3.0%	2,655
SERVPRO (UNIT)	$259K – $380K	$100K	10.0%	2,286
Business Services Average 188 franchises	$118K – $284K	$46K	10.4%	–

* Comparison based on latest FDD filings. Investment ranges from Item 7, fees from Item 5. Showing top 5 of 188 Business Services franchises by location count.

Locations & Growth

Outlet Growth Over Time

Total outlets at end of each year

Geographic Distribution (2021)

Outlets by state across the United States

Top States

1FL

Due Diligence

Litigation (Item 3)

Franchisee Cases0

No litigation involving franchisees reported

Bankruptcy (Item 4)

Bankruptcy HistoryNo

No bankruptcy history reported

System Health (Item 20)

Franchise system changes reported in the most recent fiscal year

Terminations

Non-Renewals

Reacquired

Ceased Ops

Transfers

Sold to Franchisees

Projected New

Frequently Asked Questions

The total initial investment to open a Vacation Planners franchise ranges from $14,950 to $22,700. This includes a franchise fee of $7,500. Ongoing royalty fees are 10.0% of gross sales.