Choice Hotels vs The Red Collection Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Choice Hotels vs The Red Collection including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Choice Hotels Franchise
The Red Collection Franchise
Investment $88,050 - $13,166,100$787,000 - $1,745,500
Franchise Fee $10,000 - $60,000$30,000
Royalty Fee Varies-
Advertising Fee Varies-
Year Founded 19392017
Year Franchised 19622017
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Term Of Agreement 20 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Choice Hotels Franchise
The Red Collection Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options

     
    Choice Hotels Franchise
    The Red Collection Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support

     
    Choice Hotels Franchise
    The Red Collection Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

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    Expansion Plans

     
    Choice Hotels Franchise
    The Red Collection Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Choice Hotels

    A group of Southern motel owners got together in 1939 to discuss the state of the lodging industry, hoping to do something to change the negative opinion the public had about motels (FBI director J. Edgar Hoover had warned that motels were used as bases of operations by gangsters). owners set about to create a set of quality standards for motels and agreed to publish the names of establishments that complied with these standards. In 1940, the group officially named itself Quality Courts United Inc. In 1990, Quality became known as Choice Hotels International Inc. The hotels in the chain now include Sleep, Comfort, Quality, Clarion, Rodeway, Econo Lodge and Cambria.

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    #29 in Canada's Top franchises.


    About The Red Collection

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    Red Roof® properties, including The Red Collection, consistently outperform in the economy market and have some of the lowest fees in the industry.

    Red Roof is expanding internationally to Brazil, Canada, Thailand, and Japan as well as across the U.S.A.

    The total investment necessary to begin operation of a hotel participating in The Red Collection franchise for a 65-room conversion hotel ranges from $787,000 to $1,745,500. These amounts do not include the cost of land or rent for the hotel location but do include the approximately $57,500 to $62,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or affiliate.