Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Red Carpet Inn | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Investment | 133600 - 2602000 | 109250 - 5836500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | 2.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Red Carpet Inn | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Red Carpet Inn | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Red Carpet Inn | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | 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 | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Red Carpet Inn | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
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| Franchise Fee | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
| Red Carpet Inn | 3% |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Red Carpet Inn | 2.50% |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Year Founded | |
| Red Carpet Inn | 1982 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Red Carpet Inn | 1982 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
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| Renewal Fee | |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | 50% of then-current fran. fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Support | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| 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 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Red Carpet Inn | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
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