Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| La Quinta | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Investment | 3822657 - 12901630 | 109250 - 5836500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4-4.5% | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | 4.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1968 | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| La Quinta | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| La Quinta | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| La Quinta | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| La Quinta | America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| La Quinta | 4-4.5% |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| La Quinta | 4.50% |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Year Founded | |
| La Quinta | 1968 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1970 |
| Year Franchised | |
| La Quinta | 2001 |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| La Quinta | 20 years |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 50% of then-current fran. fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| La Quinta | General business experience |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| La Quinta | No |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Equipment | |
| La Quinta} | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Inventory | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Receivables | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Payroll | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Support | |
| La Quinta | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| La Quinta | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| La Quinta | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| 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 | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| La Quinta | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |