Travelodge Hotels vs Passport Inn Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Travelodge Hotels Franchise	Passport 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	-
Year Franchised	1966	-
Term Of Agreement	15 years	-
Term Of Agreement	15 years	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Travelodge Hotels Franchise	Passport Inn Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Travelodge Hotels Franchise	Passport 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	Passport 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.
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	Passport 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 Passport Inn

Passport Inn and Passport Inn & Suites provide a great value in the franchise arena while maintaining reasonable franchise standards and receiving the benefits of belonging to a franchise system. Many Passport Inns are smaller properties located in resort locations. They are typically limited service facilities with economy level room rates as dictated by their local markets. Hospitality International, Inc. franchisees have a vast array of opportunities to help attract guests through the capabilities of our state-of-the-art reservation system.

A key principle of franchise service is our Franchise Training Program which offers instruction in sales techniques, managing reservation services and customer service tips that are presented in seminars, conventions, newsletters and personal visits from staff members. As a franchisee in the Hospitality International system, 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. With a Hospitality International franchise, you, the owner, can also get "A Good Night's Sleep".