Franchise Fee Analysis Guide

Biennial publication that provides a comparative analysis of the various hotel franchise companies based on the various fees they charge. This guide separates hotels by class: budget, mid-scale, and first. It uses a model to compare initial cost, royalty cost, reservations cost, marketing cost, frequent traveler cost, ten-year cost, and cost as a percent of room revenue within each of the three classes. The different types of franchise fees and the calculation of the continuing franchise fees are discussed.

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