Hospitality vs Scottish Inns Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Hospitality vs Scottish Inns including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Hospitality Franchise	Scottish Inns Franchise
Investment	$133,600 - $2,602,000	$133,600 - $2,602,000
Franchise Fee	$5,000 - $15,000	$6,000 - $16,000
Royalty Fee	$35/rm/night	3%
Advertising Fee	-	2.5%
Year Founded	1971	-
Year Franchised	1982	-
Term Of Agreement	5 years	-
Term Of Agreement	5 years	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Hospitality Franchise	Scottish Inns Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Hospitality Franchise	Scottish Inns Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/No	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/No	-/-
Equipment	No/No	-/-
Inventory	No/No	-/-
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	Hospitality Franchise	Scottish Inns Franchise
Training	Classroom Training: 10.5 hours Additional Training: At regional training seminars	-
Support	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations	-
Marketing	Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email 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.
Operations	50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)	-
Expansion Plans
	Hospitality Franchise	Scottish Inns Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	Yes	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Hospitality

About Scottish Inns

The Scottish Inns name has provided travelers with a clean and consistent economy, limited service lodging option that they can identify with and "A Good Night's Sleep" since 1967.

Since that beginning, Scottish Inns and Scottish Inns & Suites have provided a great value in the franchise arena for owners who seek to maximize the "bottom line" of their investments and enjoy the opportunity of managing their own facilities and room rates. As a franchisee of Hospitality International, Inc., you can expect no costly surprises and fair, consistent treatment and respect from your corporate franchise staff. You can also rely on personal and prompt common sense service while benefiting from the support and discounts available through our local, regional and national marketing campaigns. With a Hospitality International franchise, you, the owner, can also get "A Good Night's Sleep".