Our Franchisees
Home is where the heart is, and for Debbie Taylor, it is the center of her world. Since October 2017, Debbie Taylor of Denver, Colo. has been leading a double agent lifestyle – as a real estate agent and travel agent. Not only does she sell dream homes, but she...
Dream Vacations Franchisee Review: Marci DeWitt
In celebration of the 101st Anniversary of the first woman enlisting in the Navy, we are sharing Dream Vacations’ Franchise Owner and Navy Veteran Marci DeWitt’s story and her journey to becoming a travel agent. Naval History Anchors aweigh! Wow! I can’t believe that it’s the 101st Anniversary of the...
New York Power Broker Trades in Power Suit for Beachwear
Working in a Fortune 500 company, you are often married to your job and may have to make personal sacrifices. As a woman executive, there is an ongoing debate on whether or not it is possible to “have it all.” Read more about Sheryl Van Aken, a Dream Vacations franchise...
Carol Nunnery: From Selling Kitchen Appliances to Selling Travel in a Travel Agency Franchise
Multi-level marketing maven Carol Nunnery decided to make her passion her career when she opened her travel agency franchise. Name: Carol Nunnery Year Joined Franchise: 2015 Prior Occupation: Direct Sales MLM (Pampered Chef) How did you transition from your prior occupation to starting a travel business and what did that...
From Selling Ads to Selling Travel
Selling travel and being an entrepreneur as a travel franchise owner is way more fun than selling advertising space, according to Rhonda Day. Name: Rhonda Day Year Joined Franchise: 2013 Prior Occupation: Advertising Sales Manager How did you transition from your prior occupation to starting a travel business…and what did...
Merging an Existing Business with a Travel Agency Franchise – An Event Planner’s Story
For the past 20 years, Eddie Diaz, CSEP, ACC has owned a corporate event planning firm. As a certified event planner, he travels extensively with clients so having a travel agency franchise as a secondary business made sense. Both businesses work hand-in-hand and complement each other. Eddie found his transition...
A Side Hustle Becomes a Full-Time, Work From Home Career
Thirty-something Liz Dominguez opened her travel agency franchise in Jacksonville as a side hustle to her full-time job working in Emergency Management and Homeland Security doing disaster capacity building for Midwestern states and some consulting on the side. She and her husband started the franchise to earn extra cash and travel...
Navy Veteran Enjoys Travel and Owning a Travel Agency Franchise During Retirement
Navy Veteran and 2012 Operation Vetrepreneur winner Isaac Ingram has been enjoying his retirement as a travel franchise owner. Name: Isaac Ingram Year Joined Franchise: 2012 Years in Military: 29 Branch of Military: U.S. Navy Submarine Service Rank: E-9 Master Chief What do you like best about owning a Dream...