Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Investment | 109250 - 5836500 | 250000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1970 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Year Founded | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1970 |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1982 |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 50% of then-current fran. fee |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | No |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Equipment | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites} | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Inventory | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Receivables | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Payroll | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Support | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Marketing | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Operations | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 0 |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |