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Carlson Wagonlit Travel

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A franchisee is a powerful and effective process that includes the marketing, sale and distribution of products as well as services. Experience of the franchisor and the goodwill of the brand are the vital attributes of a successful franchisee. The franchisor licenses the trademarks and techniques of doing business and performs the distribution of products or services through his associated dealers. Carlson Wagonlit Travel specializing in Travel agency service. 
 
Carlson Wagonlit Travel was established in 1888 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. They offer special service such as Travel agency. They started franchising in 1984. In 1872, Georges Nagelmackers began his company, Wagons-Lits, to install sleeping compartments in European trains. A few years later, he created the Orient Express.
 
As such, a Carlson Wagonlit Travel associate is the oldest travel agency network in North America. As the United States licensee of the Carlson Wagonlit Travel brand name for leisure and corporate managed business travel, Carlson Leisure Group makes the following benefits available to franchise travel agency operators include that technology solutions, marketing materials, networking opportunities with other franchisees, support of both field and headquarters staff.
 
This category of franchise is designed to help owners of existing, independent travel agencies grow their businesses and operate more efficiently by utilizing the benefits of the Carlson Wagonlit Travel associates network. The total investment for the franchise varies from 1,600 dollars to 11,600 dollars. Franchise fee is 1,500 dollars. The ongoing royalty fee is 950 dollars. Term of agreement is of 5 years and is renewable. Renewable fee is 1000 dollars. Carlson Wagonlit Travel was ranked 311 in 2006, 184 in 2005, 119 in 2004, 77 in 2003 and 80 in 2002 in franchise 500 rank. Also it was ranked number1 in category in 2003; 2002.

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