Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Scottish Inns | 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 | 0 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Scottish Inns | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Scottish Inns | 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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| Scottish Inns | 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. | 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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| Scottish Inns | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Scottish Inns | 3% |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Scottish Inns | 2.50% |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Year Founded | |
| Scottish Inns | 0 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Scottish Inns | 0 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 50% of then-current fran. fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Equipment | |
| Scottish Inns} | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Inventory | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Receivables | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Payroll | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Support | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Scottish Inns | 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. |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| 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 | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Scottish Inns | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |