Travelodge Hotels vs Red Carpet Inn Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Travelodge Hotels Franchise	Red Carpet Inn Franchise
Investment	$184,960 - $8,424,593	$133,600 - $2,602,000
Franchise Fee	$35,000 - $38,000	$6,000 - $16,000
Royalty Fee	4.5%	3%
Advertising Fee	4%	2.5%
Year Founded	1939	1982
Year Franchised	1966	1982
Term Of Agreement	15 years	-
Term Of Agreement	15 years	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Travelodge Hotels Franchise	Red Carpet Inn Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Travelodge Hotels Franchise	Red Carpet Inn Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	Yes/No	-/-
Start-up Costs	Yes/No	-/-
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	Yes/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	Travelodge Hotels Franchise	Red Carpet Inn Franchise
Training	On-The-Job Training: 3-4 days Classroom Training: 4 days Additional Training: Regional workshops; customized property training	-
Support	Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations	-
Marketing	Co-op Advertising National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app	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
Operations	International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.	-
Expansion Plans
	Travelodge Hotels Franchise	Red Carpet Inn Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	-
Canada Expansion	Yes	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Travelodge Hotels

Building temporary worker Scott King opened his first motel, King's Auto Court in 1935- - so as to welcome visitors going to San Diego's World's Fair. Throughout the following five years, he opened 24 more inns around Southern California. The first under the name Travelodge opened in 1940, and this turned into the name of Scott's organization in 1946. Today Travelodge is a piece of the Wyndham Worldwide gathering of lodging networks.

Known for offering high caliber, agreeable, yet reasonable rooms, Travelodge inns advance to many markets including families, seniors and business voyagers. With about 500 Travelodge areas all through the United States, Canada and Mexico, we keep on expanding our offerings to meet our visitors' differing needs. We offer projects and courtesies including:

* Wyndham Rewards, the world's biggest lodging rewards program*
* Best Available Rate Guarantee, guaranteeing that visitors locate our most minimal rate on the Internet
* Pet Friendly Locations
* Bear Bites complimentary breakfast which incorporates newly blended espresso, squeezed orange, arranged bagels, biscuits or baked goods
* Bear Basics in-room courtesies, our new drain and nectar scented lavatory luxuries
* Free day by day daily papers * In-room espresso
* Pools and/or meeting rooms at numerous areas
* Sleepy Bear Den rooms at numerous areas

About Red Carpet Inn

The Red Carpet Inn brand has been a stable entity in the lodging industry since 1968. Locations include limited and full-service facilities in the economy to mid-level price ranges.

Since their inception, Red Carpet Inn and Red Carpet Inn & Suites have provided a great value in the franchise arena for owners who seek to maximize the "bottom line" of their investments and the opportunity of managing their own facilities and room rates. They are easily able to meet the requirements dictated by their local markets while maintaining reasonable franchise standards and receiving the benefits of belonging to a franchise system. Services to our franchisees are designed to streamline and simplify the owner's efforts in maintaining and marketing their investments. 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.