Bottom line
- Total investment $32K – $57K including a $8K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Vacation Planners unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
112%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Vacation Planners franchisees operate as travel agencies, booking travel arrangements (flights, hotels, tours) for clients and earning commissions from suppliers. Franchisees manage client relationships, process bookings through agency systems, and remit 10% of their earned commission to the franchisor. Day-to-day activities include client consultations, itinerary planning, reservation management, and commission reconciliation.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 3 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
This franchise presents extreme risk: zero operating units, going concern status, no financial performance data, and a commission-dependent model with no territorial protection.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status indicates franchisor financial distress or viability questions
- 02MINORZero operating franchisee units suggests complete system failure, startup phase, or data error
- 03MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure prevents ROI validation (likely Item 19 absent)
- 04MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk between franchisees in same markets
- 05MED10% royalty on commission-only model creates unstable, unpredictable cash flow for franchisees
- 06MINOR5-year term is short; limits ability to recoup $31,950–$56,700 initial investment
- 07MINORUnknown growth trajectory and zero units indicate inability to demonstrate system viability
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Vacation Planners · FDD (2024) PDF