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%
Top 20

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%
Top 18

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
Top 20

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
Top 20

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$18K10?
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–$106M20?
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-ResortsPartial FDD data?

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