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Holiday Inn; franchise — is it worth it?
Medium risk Shrinking network Item 19 disclosed
Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn & Suites, and Holiday Inn Resort represent a significant investment in the travel and hospitality sector, with initial costs ranging from $18.6 million to $29.2 million.
Everything below is free, read straight off Holiday Inn;'s registered filing, with where the numbers land against travel & hospitality peers. Weighing Holiday Inn; against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in Holiday Inn;'s most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640783 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a Holiday Inn; franchise make?
Holiday Inn; is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly from this filing, so we don't print one; Item 19 of the source FDD has the tables. See every travel & hospitality brand that discloses earnings in the Hotel, travel & hospitality franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
Holiday Inn; franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come Holiday Inn;'s 5% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Holiday Inn; franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Holiday Inn; franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure.
Holiday Inn; lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Holiday Inn;'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Holiday Inn; itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
Holiday Inn; closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Holiday Inn; will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Holiday Inn;'s most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a travel & hospitality of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Holiday Inn;'s latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. Net franchised outlets moved -11 to 520 in the latest reported year.
Who owns Holiday Inn;?
Holiday Inn;'s franchise is offered by HOLIDAY HOSPITALITY FRANCHISING, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:
Travel & hospitality franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Holiday Inn; is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
Holiday Inn; franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Holiday Inn; — who is the franchisor?
Holiday Inn;'s most recently filed FDD (2026) names HOLIDAY HOSPITALITY FRANCHISING, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for Atwell Suites, avid hotels, Candlewood Suites, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, EVEN Hotels, Garner, Holiday Inn Express;, Hotel Indigo, Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, Noted Collection, Ruby Hotels, Staybridge Suites, Vignette Collection, voco. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Holiday Inn; franchise cost?
Holiday Inn;'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $18,630,023 – $29,222,201 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against travel & hospitality peers it sits in the bottom quartile (median $3,332,700).
How much profit does a Holiday Inn; franchise make?
Holiday Inn; discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (5% of gross for Holiday Inn;), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Holiday Inn; franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
Does Holiday Inn; disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Holiday Inn; reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure did not machine-read cleanly, so check Item 19 of the source FDD for the numbers.
Are there lawsuits against Holiday Inn;?
Holiday Inn;'s most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against Holiday Inn; itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing.
Is Holiday Inn; a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from Holiday Inn;'s numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against travel & hospitality peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is medium risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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