Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Comfort Inn | Home2 Suites | |
| Investment | 307125 - 9243275 | 9102300 - 17456500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5.65% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3.85% | 3.50% |
| Year Founded | 1981 | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | 1981 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Comfort Inn | Home2 Suites | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Comfort Inn | Home2 Suites | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Comfort Inn | Home2 Suites | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 1 hour Classroom Training: Varies | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 30 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Comfort Inn | Home2 Suites | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Comfort Inn | 5.65% |
| Home2 Suites | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Comfort Inn | 3.85% |
| Home2 Suites | 3.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Home2 Suites | 2008 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Home2 Suites | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Comfort Inn | 20 years |
| Home2 Suites | 22 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | Same as initial fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | |
| Equipment | |
| Comfort Inn} | |
| Home2 Suites | |
| Inventory | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | |
| Receivables | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | |
| Payroll | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | On-The-Job Training: 1 hour Classroom Training: Varies |
| Support | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | Number of Employees Required to Run: 30 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Home2 Suites | Worldwide, |