Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| AmericInn | Econo Lodge | |
| Investment | 221286 - 7605378 | 208275 - 938645 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 3.25% | 3.50% |
| Year Founded | 1980 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| AmericInn | Econo Lodge | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| AmericInn | Econo Lodge | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| AmericInn | Econo Lodge | |
| 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 | Econo Lodge | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| AmericInn | 5% |
| Econo Lodge | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| AmericInn | 3.25% |
| Econo Lodge | 3.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| AmericInn | 1980 |
| Econo Lodge | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| AmericInn | 1984 |
| Econo Lodge | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| AmericInn | No |
| Econo Lodge | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
| Equipment | |
| AmericInn} | |
| Econo Lodge | |
| Inventory | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
| Receivables | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
| Payroll | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| AmericInn | Ongoing individual management training |
| Econo Lodge | |
| 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 |
| Econo Lodge | |
| 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 |
| Econo Lodge | |
| Operations | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| AmericInn | 0 |
| Econo Lodge | |
| International Expansion | |
| AmericInn | |
| Econo Lodge | |