PARSIPPANY, N.J. | Hotel operators now can experience the benefits of the Knights Inn® brand at minimum risk by participating in its Knights Inn Test Drive program, which features a franchise agreement with one-year initial window, low initial payments and a flexible fee structure.

Operators who sign a franchise with the Knights Inn brand under the Knights Inn Test Drive program pay a $5,000 initial franchise fee, $1,000 application fee and sign a three-year agreement that features a mutual window after the first year. In addition, owners of properties with 50 rooms or more have the option of paying a flat fee of $20.80 or 5 percent of revenues per room per month.

“Our objective is to remain competitive and accelerate the growth of our brand,” said Knights Inn President Rajiv Bhatia. “Through the new Knights Inn Test Drive program, I’m confident that we’ll attract new franchisees, who will enjoy being a part of our brand so much that they’ll want more than just a test drive.”

There are 213 Knights Inn hotels in the United States and Canada. All Knights Inn hotels are independently owned and operated under franchise agreements with Knights Franchise Systems Inc. Reservations can be made by calling the Knights Inn toll-free reservation center at (800) 843-5644 or through the company’s Web site at . Knights Franchise Systems is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD).

New York City-based Cendant Corporation (NYSE:CD) provides travel and residential real estate services to businesses and consumers in more than 100 countries. Cendant Hotel Group, based in Parsippany, N.J., is the world’s largest lodging franchisor with 6,460 hotels on five continents under the Wyndham®, Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Travelodge®, Howard Johnson®, Knights Inn®, Wingate Inn® and AmeriHost Inn® brands. All hotels are individually owned and operated under franchise agreements with Cendant subsidiaries.

Christine Da Silva
Director, Media Relations | Wyndham Hotel Group
+1 (973) 753-6590

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