Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Suites | |
| Investment | 221286 - 7605378 | 307125 - 9243275 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | 3.25% | 3.85% |
| Year Founded | 1980 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Suites | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Suites | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| AmericInn | Comfort Suites | |
| 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 Suites | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AmericInn | 5% |
| Comfort Suites | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AmericInn | 3.25% |
| Comfort Suites | 3.85% |
| Year Founded | |
| AmericInn | 1980 |
| Comfort Suites | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AmericInn | 1984 |
| Comfort Suites | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| AmericInn | No |
| Comfort Suites | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
| Equipment | |
| AmericInn} | |
| Comfort Suites | |
| Inventory | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
| Receivables | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
| Payroll | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| AmericInn | Ongoing individual management training |
| Comfort Suites | |
| 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 Suites | |
| 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 Suites | |
| Operations | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| AmericInn | 0 |
| Comfort Suites | |
| International Expansion | |
| AmericInn | |
| Comfort Suites | |