Passport Inn vs Curio Collection by Hilton Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Passport Inn Franchise	Curio Collection by Hilton Franchise
Investment	$133,600 - $2,602,000	$3,592,500 - $112,436,500
Franchise Fee	$6,000 - $16,000	$75,000
Royalty Fee	3%	5%
Advertising Fee	2.5%	4%
Year Founded	-	2014
Year Franchised	-	2014
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Passport Inn Franchise	Curio Collection by Hilton Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Passport Inn Franchise	Curio Collection by Hilton Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/Yes
Equipment	-/-	-/Yes
Inventory	-/-	-/Yes
Receivables	-/-	-/Yes
Payroll	-/-	-/Yes
Training & Support
	Passport Inn Franchise	Curio Collection by Hilton Franchise
Training	-	On-The-Job Training: Varies Classroom Training: Varies
Support	-	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
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.	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app
Operations	-	-
Expansion Plans
	Passport Inn Franchise	Curio Collection by Hilton Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	Yes

Company Overviews

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".

About Curio Collection by Hilton

There is extraordinary. And then there is Curio.
Some are well known. Some are local legends.
But each hotel in the Curio Collection is a masterpiece that reflects the best of its surroundings.

Veteran Incentives  Varies