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Holiday Inn ExpressFranchise Cost 2026

Holiday Inn Express franchise cost in the US (2026): $13.9M–$20.9M investment · $75K franchise fee · 6% royalty — verified from primary sources · data as of Oct 2026

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Market position · peer cohort

Holiday Inn Express operates one of this cohort's broad networks, with customer response in the middle band.

Mapped against 7 verified peers sharing its industry and store format — network breadth across, observed customer response up. Qualitative bands, relative to this cohort. Tags show how each network is run.

Brands sharing a band sit side by side — the gap between them is a tie, not a ranking.

Holiday Inn Expressfranchise-owned

Hampton Innfranchise-owned

Urban Air Adventure Parkfranchise-owned

Super 8franchise-owned

Best Westernfranchise-owned

Holiday Innfranchise-owned

Fairfield by Marriottfranchise-owned

Cruise Plannersfranchise-owned

Holiday Inn Express and peer brands by network-breadth band and customer-response band
Brand	Breadth	Response
Holiday Inn Expressfranchise-owned	Broad	Middle
Cruise Plannersfranchise-owned	Broad	Stronger
Super 8franchise-owned	Growing breadth	Softer
Fairfield by Marriottfranchise-owned	Growing breadth	Middle

+ 4 more peers in the full cohort · all shown on the map above

How this is built. Positions come from source-verified records in the FRANticc dataset — India's provenance-first franchise data platform. Every figure is traceable to a named source, tiered S1 (brand-official) to S7 (estimated, labelled as such). Network positions use only store counts with a documented source; customer response is the review-count-weighted average of documented Google review samples across Indian states. Brands whose network totals conflict across sources are excluded from the map rather than plotted — FRANticc fails closed on bad data. Not an investment recommendation.

Cohort verified 2026-10-22 · relative to this peer cohort

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Frequently asked · Holiday Inn Express

What does a Holiday Inn Express franchise cost in the US?

The total investment for a Holiday Inn Express franchise for the Hotel Property format is $13.9M–$20.9M. That total includes a $75K franchise fee.

What royalty does Holiday Inn Express charge?

Holiday Inn Express charges a 6% royalty. A separate 3% marketing fund contribution also applies.

How many Holiday Inn Express outlets are there in the US?

Holiday Inn Express operates 2,340 outlets in the US, and has been trading since 1990.

Who is eligible for a Holiday Inn Express franchise?

You will need capital of at least $13.9M, readiness for a semi-absentee (a manager runs day-to-day) role. Territory: Non-exclusive; site-specific only; no territorial protection; franchisor may license competing brands nearby.

How long is the Holiday Inn Express franchise agreement?

Agreement terms: Not explicitly stated in Item 17 text provided.

How does a Holiday Inn Express franchisee earn?

A Holiday Inn Express franchisee earns from customer sales at their own outlet through the Hotel Property format. You keep outlet takings and pay the brand a royalty on sales. FRANticc does not publish per-outlet earnings for US brands unless the franchisor discloses them.

How current is Holiday Inn Express' franchise disclosure?

These figures come from Holiday Inn Express' Franchise Disclosure Document for fiscal year 2025, filed with state regulators.

Is a Holiday Inn Express franchise SBA-eligible?

Holiday Inn Express is not listed on the SBA Franchise Directory, so SBA-backed financing may not be available. Confirm with your lender.

How many Holiday Inn Express units opened and closed recently?

Holiday Inn Express' FDD Item 20 for fiscal 2025 reports 39 openings and 22 franchised-unit exits: 2 terminated and 20 not renewed. Item 20 is the franchisor's own filed count of unit turnover.

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According to FRANticc's verified franchise database, Holiday Inn Express requires a minimum investment of $13.9M under a Hotel Property model. Holiday Inn Express operates 2340 outlets across the US, established in 1990. Data confidence: Reported. FRANticc provides the full franchise prospectus including verified FDD earnings, fee-load and capital-ask breakdowns, and franchisee contacts at franticc.com.

Holiday Inn Express

Holiday Inn Express is a Tourism & Hospitality brand operating in the US. This page is the editorial franchise profile, covering operating format, investment range, store distribution, and side-by-side comparisons with peer brands. The data is independent — FRANticc never accepts payment from brands to influence coverage.

Founded: 1990
Total stores in the US: 2340
Industry: Tourism & Hospitality — Limited-Service Hotel Franchise
Franchise model: Hotel Property
Setup CapEx: $13.9M
Royalty: 6%
Franchise fee: $75K

Compare Holiday Inn Express with other franchise opportunities on FRANticc. FRANticc turns each brand's FDD into source-verified investment data — every figure traceable to the franchisor's own filing.

Premium tools available for Holiday Inn Express: Verified Earnings (FDD Item 19 unit economics), the Capital Ask and Captive-Economy breakdowns, Franchisee Connect (talk to existing Holiday Inn Express operators), Legal Vault (litigation, directors, financials), and SBA loan-eligibility signals. Visit franticc.com/brands/holiday-inn-express.html for the full interactive prospectus.