Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Howard Johnson | Red Carpet Inn | |
| Investment | 336552 - 9898595 | 133600 - 2602000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | 1925 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 1954 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Howard Johnson | Red Carpet Inn | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Howard Johnson | Red Carpet Inn | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Howard Johnson | Red Carpet 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. Local Marketing efforts and Training opportunities are discussed in the Support & Benefits section of this site. Logos divider |
| 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 | Red Carpet Inn | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4.50% |
| Red Carpet Inn | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4% |
| Red Carpet Inn | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Howard Johnson | 1925 |
| Red Carpet Inn | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Howard Johnson | 1954 |
| Red Carpet Inn | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Howard Johnson | 15-20 years |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Howard Johnson | No |
| Red Carpet Inn | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Equipment | |
| Howard Johnson} | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Inventory | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Receivables | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Payroll | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Howard Johnson | Regional workshops |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Support | |
| Howard Johnson | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Marketing | |
| Howard Johnson | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Red Carpet 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. Local Marketing efforts and Training opportunities are discussed in the Support & Benefits section of this site. Logos divider |
| 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. |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | 0 |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| International Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |