Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Inn | |
| Investment | 221286 - 7605378 | 307125 - 9243275 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | 3.25% | 3.85% |
| Year Founded | 1980 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1981 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Inn | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Inn | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Inn | |
| Training | Ongoing individual management training | |
| Support | State of the art Electronic Reservation System and Internet bookings Toll-free 1-800 reservation line Operations consulting Capital improvement reviews Training guides System-wide newsletters Annual workshops | |
| Marketing | AmericInn's marketing programs promote brand awareness and maximize revenue through national brand advertising, Website and Internet advertising, a frequent guest rewards program, media relations services and news releases, and sales assistance programs. Marketing Support Support in finding and choosing your hotel location Hotel design and construction support On-site opening assistance Integrated local, regional, and national marketing services Guest relations assistance National brand advertising (billboards, print, trade shows) Website and internet advertising Travel agent and GDS reservations Frequent guest program Chainwide directory Media relations service Graphic design service | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Inn | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AmericInn | 5% |
| Comfort Inn | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AmericInn | 3.25% |
| Comfort Inn | 3.85% |
| Year Founded | |
| AmericInn | 1980 |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AmericInn | 1984 |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| AmericInn | No |
| Comfort Inn | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Equipment | |
| AmericInn} | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Inventory | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Receivables | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Payroll | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| AmericInn | Ongoing individual management training |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Support | |
| AmericInn | State of the art Electronic Reservation System and Internet bookings Toll-free 1-800 reservation line Operations consulting Capital improvement reviews Training guides System-wide newsletters Annual workshops |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Marketing | |
| AmericInn | AmericInn's marketing programs promote brand awareness and maximize revenue through national brand advertising, Website and Internet advertising, a frequent guest rewards program, media relations services and news releases, and sales assistance programs. Marketing Support Support in finding and choosing your hotel location Hotel design and construction support On-site opening assistance Integrated local, regional, and national marketing services Guest relations assistance National brand advertising (billboards, print, trade shows) Website and internet advertising Travel agent and GDS reservations Frequent guest program Chainwide directory Media relations service Graphic design service |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Operations | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| AmericInn | 0 |
| Comfort Inn | |
| International Expansion | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Inn | |