Franchise opportunity with 1CARES.asia in China

If you are a carrier in China and you use cars and coaches to carry your passengers then you have an opportunity to join our network as a franchisee.

1CARES.asia provides reservation services to over a thousand travel and tourism agencies, the members of the Association of European Travel and Tourism Agencies (AETTA). Besides, we also work with a number of private companies, public organisations and individuals from around the world. Our clients travel throughout China and in particular in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Tianjin, Shenzhen, Harbin, Wuhan, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Xi'an, Shenyang, Dongguan, Nanjing, Foshan, Jinan, Wenzhou, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Shantou, Changsha, Zhengzhou, Dalian, Kunming, Wuxi, Xiamen, Changchun, Ningbo, Nanning, Taiyuan, Hefei, Changzhou, Tangshan, Zhongshan, Xuzhou, Guiyang, Ürümqi, Zibo, Shijiazhuang, Fuzhou, Huai'an, Linyi, Lanzhou, Yangzhou, Nanchang, Huizhou, Nantong, Xiangyang, Zaozhuang, Baotou, Haikou, Yiwu, Hohhot, Jilin City, Putian, Luoyang. We are also a leading provider for car and coaches rental with driver in Europe. And we look to extend that success story in Asia!

As our franchisee, you will join a network of carriers trusted by our clients from Europe and will benefit from our brand recognition. AETTA alone counts more than a thousand travel and tourism agencies with a large share of these already operating in Asia. Their ground transportation budget is in excess of € 280 million per annum.

Your benefits

As our franchisee you can benefit from:

• Our brand name and logo. This includes the right to use them on all kinds of advertising materials including on your commercial brochures, website, etc.
• Priority access to our customers requests
• Promotion of your service via our websites and our network
• Website developed for your business as a carrier
• Access to other carriers of our wide network
• SEO support from our IT staff so you could increase the popularity of your website via smart linking with our websites
• Recommendations from our sales staff on commercial aspects, including pricing, of doing business with our European customers

Eligibility

You must meet three conditions:

• Be a licensed carrier authorised for passengers transport in China
• Be insured against the risks involved in the passengers transportation
• Comply with the obligations of your franchise agreement and, namely, pay monthly royalty to our network and abide by the ethical standards of being a professional carrier

Entry fee and monthly royalty

Entry fee amounts to 5% of your average monthly sales with the minimum of the local currency equivalent of 50 €. The maximum is fixed as the local currency equivalent of 500 €. Each month a royalty is levied at the rate of 1% of your monthly sales (without tax) with the minimum of the local currency equivalent of 20 € and the maximum of 250 €.

In case you would like to have the territorial exclusivity, that is to be the only representative of our franchise network in the requested geographical area, the monthly royalty is agreed on a case by case method. The royalty will depend on the location and the size of the area for which you would like to be the sole representative of 1CARES.asia.

Contract duration

The initial duration of the contract is one year. At the end of the term a new agreement can be concluded for a term up to 5 years.

Restrictions

We do our business in a fair way, understanding your difficulties and helping you whenever possible. Therefore, we try not to impose any restrictions that can interfere with your daily business or hamper your competitiveness. Basically, the only restriction we have (if it can be called that way) is that in conducting your business with us you should abide by generally accepted standards of professional ethics.

To request more information about the franchising opportunity with 1CARES.aisa please contact our Carriers Relations Service.

Note also that besides becoming our franchisee there are other opportunities for carriers with 1CARES.aisa.