Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Howard Johnson | Passport Inn | |
| Investment | 336552 - 9898595 | 133600 - 2602000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | 1925 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1954 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Howard Johnson | Passport Inn | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Howard Johnson | Passport Inn | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Howard Johnson | Passport Inn | |
| Training | Regional workshops | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | Hospitality International's Marketing Team works in concert with the Franchise Development Team for the purpose of finding new resources to attract new guests and to retain the current guest base of our franchised locations. In addition, the two teams collaborate to discover creative and cost effective ways to promote Hospitality International's five brands to encourage brand recognition and loyalty. Increasing Reservations is a key component of the Marketing Department's responsibility. Therefore, Corporate Discount Programs, Advertising and E-commerce efforts all combine to support and enhance our Reservation Services. |
| 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 | Passport Inn | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4.50% |
| Passport Inn | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4% |
| Passport Inn | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Howard Johnson | 1925 |
| Passport Inn | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Howard Johnson | 1954 |
| Passport Inn | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Howard Johnson | 15-20 years |
| Passport Inn | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Howard Johnson | No |
| Passport Inn | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
| Equipment | |
| Howard Johnson} | |
| Passport Inn | |
| Inventory | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
| Receivables | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
| Payroll | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Howard Johnson | Regional workshops |
| Passport Inn | |
| Support | |
| Howard Johnson | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Passport Inn | |
| Marketing | |
| Howard Johnson | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Passport Inn | Hospitality International's Marketing Team works in concert with the Franchise Development Team for the purpose of finding new resources to attract new guests and to retain the current guest base of our franchised locations. In addition, the two teams collaborate to discover creative and cost effective ways to promote Hospitality International's five brands to encourage brand recognition and loyalty. Increasing Reservations is a key component of the Marketing Department's responsibility. Therefore, Corporate Discount Programs, Advertising and E-commerce efforts all combine to support and enhance our Reservation Services. |
| 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. |
| Passport Inn | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | 0 |
| Passport Inn | |
| International Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Passport Inn | |