Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Howard Johnson | AmericInn | |
| Investment | 336552 - 9898595 | 221286 - 7605378 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | 3.25% |
| Year Founded | 1925 | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | 1954 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Howard Johnson | AmericInn | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Howard Johnson | AmericInn | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | Yes | No |
Training & Support |
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| Howard Johnson | AmericInn | |
| Training | Regional workshops | Ongoing individual management training |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | 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 | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | 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 | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Howard Johnson | AmericInn | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4.50% |
| AmericInn | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4% |
| AmericInn | 3.25% |
| Year Founded | |
| Howard Johnson | 1925 |
| AmericInn | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Howard Johnson | 1954 |
| AmericInn | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Howard Johnson | 15-20 years |
| AmericInn | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Howard Johnson | No |
| AmericInn | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
| Equipment | |
| Howard Johnson} | |
| AmericInn | |
| Inventory | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
| Receivables | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
| Payroll | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Howard Johnson | Regional workshops |
| AmericInn | Ongoing individual management training |
| Support | |
| Howard Johnson | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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 |
| Marketing | |
| Howard Johnson | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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 |
| Operations | |
| Howard Johnson | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| AmericInn | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | 0 |
| AmericInn | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| AmericInn | |