On June 6th Hospitality News Network published its 2011 Franchise Fee Guide. 2011 Franchise Fees Guide.pdf Whether you are a franchisor, franchisee or any one of the many professionals providing insight and advice in the area of hotel franchise agreements, this is a very helpful tool to have at your disposal. The world of hotel franchising is complex. A Federal Disclosure Document is long, dense and detailed. And then digging into the nitty gritty of a franchise agreement requires knowledge and experience. There is no substitute for rolling up your sleeves and working your way through the franchise documents of one or more of the well known hotel franchisors to get a real “feel” for how the agreements are intended to work. In fact many of the form documents are readily accessible via the internet or a franchisor’s proprietary web site. Nevertheless, the Franchise Fee Guide is a nice quick reference for how some of the pricing and costs stack up, so long as you remember that there is a lot more to it than that.
