Franchise Factbook

Hospitality

63 brands · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

$2.8M
median start-up
+2.3%
median net growth
5.0%
median units lost/yr

Growing fastest

Openings minus closures, per year
  1. 1HomeTowne Studios+39.8%
  2. 2Museum of Illusions+31.8%
  3. 3SkyRun+19.6%
  4. 4Cottage Inn+7.9%
  5. 5HAWTHORN SUITES+3.6%
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Fewest units lost

Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start
  1. 1AmericInn2.2%
  2. 2MICROTEL INNS & SUITES2.4%
  3. 3LA QUINTA2.8%
  4. 4Altitude Trampoline Park3.5%
  5. 5Super 84.2%
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Largest systems

Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year
  1. 1LA QUINTA1,728
  2. 2Super 81,344
  3. 3DAYS INNS WORLDWIDE1,201
  4. 4Red Roof Franchising1,192
  5. 5BAYMONT1,094
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Most company-owned

Share the franchisor runs itself

Lowest cost to enter

Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee
  1. 1Red Roof Inn$18K
  2. 2Augusta$61K
  3. 3The Pickle Pad$63K
  4. 4My Place Hotels of America$99K
  5. 5Cobblestone Hotels$102K
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Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.

Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 51–63.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
Quality® (Choice Hotels Canada Inc.)Directory only————?
Realstar HospitalityDirectory only————?
Red Roof InnPartial FDD data$18K——10?
Rodeway Inn® (Choice Hotels Canada Inc.)Directory only————?
Shamrock StorehouseDirectory only————?
Sleep Inn® (Choice Hotels Canada Inc.)Directory only————?
SonestaDirectory only————?
StayAPT SuitesFull FDD data$7.9M–$14M———?
Studio 6Directory only————?
The Flying PickleFull FDD data$3.2M–$5.6M———?
The Pickle PadPartial FDD data$63K–$68K———?
WyndhamFull FDD data$57M–$106M——20?
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-ResortsPartial FDD data————?

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