On this page you will find a brief explanation of all the steps that will take place
before and after signing the contract. All of these steps are expected to take place
in 1 year time, including the opening and operating the business in the high tourist season.
Some of the following steps may take place in the same time, depending
on the availability of the partner and the timing of the contract.
2 to 4 hours
The 1st contact consists on a face 2 face meeting or a skype meeting. The role of this meeting is for both parties to meet their potential new business partners and see if they fit. This is a time of questions on both parts, so be prepared to schedule up to 4 hours for this meeting. This meeting does not represent in any way an agreement of collaboration and it may not be followed by the next step.
1 to 3 days
If you get to this step it means that you have the potential to become a PhotoHotel partner. This step consists of an on-site meeting in a destination and a full business tour. You will better understand the concept and the actual business and see the PhotoHotel service at work. You will better understand the technological ecosystem and you will identify the main management challenges as well as the factors that influence the daily revenue. Also, at this point we can make a simulation for your desired destination.
5 to 15 days
In this step both parts have agreed on a new potential destination. The future partner will go on site to prospect the grounds of the destination and identify key opportunities for the PhotoHotel service activity. This prospection will be essential for the future of the business. PhotoHotel Office will coach and follow-up with the future partner on the potential of the prospection.
4 hours
In this stage we will develop among the future partner the business simulation & the business plan. We will create the business’ budget and we will estimate the annual revenue and cost of business. Based on future partener’s prospection we will estimate the hotel deal probability. This will help us to create the retro planning of the business development in the next years.
4 hours
In order to advance to this step the simulation and the retro planning has to be agreed and validated by both parts. In this step the Franchise contract is signed and the entrance fee has to be payed. This is the time of launching the administrative formality to create the new company designated to manage the PhotoHotel business. All of the IT tools and marketing tools will be available after the payment is confirmed.
3 to 6 months
In order to fully understand all the aspects of the business the new partner will have to dedicate time for each position in PhotoHotel. He will work in an actual destination among our current employees and partners. During the training, the partner will experience the jobs and responsibilities of the photo adviser, (min 2 weeks), Photographer (min. 2 weeks), Team Leader (min. 1 month) and Partner (min. 1 month). Meanwhile we will activate the marketing plan for finding hotels for the destination.
1 to 6 months
Coaching will be offered during all the steps of a hotel hunting, from marketing & sales contents and strategies to buyiling offers for each target hotel. This is the time when we also activate our network and contacts from different places around the globe, that may help you sign the deals. For complex or difficult deals, a PhotoHotel executive can attend the meeting for an extra cost.
2 months
The training strategy will be activated as soon as the first hotel deal is signed. We will start deploying the E-learning courses and adapt them into a training strategy personalized for your specific destination needs. As a partner your role will be to walkthrough the future staff through the formalities of employment in that specific destination.
7 to 14 days
This period is necessary to be sure everything is set in place. All of the needed assets for the opening will be provided by PhotoHotel. These are part of the estimated 20,000 Euro opening costs for each hotel. For the first opening a PhotoHotel team will be present to assist and coach the partner and the employees. For further openings, all of the procedures and check lists will be easily available for the partner.
2 months after opening
In this stage, a PhotoHotel team will visit the destination and all the opened hotels to give the first feedback to the partner. The team will identify any problems, and will help to fix them. During this time, the team will conduct an audit on the partner’s business in order to identify all the elements that need improvement or correction. This elements may vary from staff conduit and brand representation to financial or management procedures that need to be improved or corrected in order for the business to earn revenue at the full potential.
5 months after the follow up
After 7 months it is time to prepare the expansion of the destination, based on the retro planning agreed and validated by both parts and the start of the contract. This is an essential step in the PhotoHotel business in order to scale and expand into the destination. You should expect a face to face or skype meeting that may expand on several days if needed.
