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38 Special Report HOTEL FRANCHISE REPORT Guestrooms Brand Parent company Segment H&MM May 19, 2008 | HotelMotel.com www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition Properties Marketing fee Reservations fee Financial assistance Construction Initial fee** costs per room* Royalty Franchise sales contact Telephone Vagabond Value Place Vagabond Economy Franchise System Value Place Franchise Services LLC Vista Hospitality Solutions Wyndham Hotel Group Wyndham Hotel Group Economy 3,615 8,971 45 77 $38,963- $21,500 69,952 $37,180 $49,600 minimum 2.5% 5% 2.5% None No Bruce Weitzman (888) 269-3669 2.5% Third-party No maximum expenses $5/room NA 1.5% 8% No Paul Mangiamele (316) 630-5505 Vista Wingate by Wyndham Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Midscale w/o F&B Midscale w/o F&B Upscale 683 13,944 20,953 12 152 79 $50,000- $10,000 minimum 80,000 $15/room Jim Bryson Rebecca Yukna Rebecca Yukna (615) 414-7991 (800) 758-8999 (800) 758-8999 $59,309- $36,000 minimum 4.5% 64,862 $72,500- $45,000 minimum 131,500 5% $4.15/ Yes reservation $3.50/ No reservation Segments are listed according to Smith Travel Research. NA: either not answered or not applicable. * Land not included. ** Includes application fee. Excludes Global Distribution System fees. (1) Membership company. (2) For a 100room hotel. (3) Discounts offered for multiple properties and ﬁrst property per state. (4) Plus $3.75 per third-party reservation for domestic franchises. (5) Plus $2 per non-reservation, plus communication support fee of $165 per accounting period. (6) Globally. (7) Based on a 250-room, new-construction hotel. (8) Plus $2.85 per non-property reservation and communication support fee of $286 per accounting period. (9) Based on an 81-room hotel. (10) Based on a 102-room, new-construction hotel. (11) Based on a 300-room, new-construction hotel. (12) Based on a 135-room, new-construction hotel. (13) Based on a 123-suite, new-construction hotel. (14) Minority ﬁnancing offered. (15) 8% voice reservation, 5% ilink reservation; 6% electronic reservation. (16) Plus $4.10 per third-party reservation. (17) $1 escalation on anniversaries 2-5. (18) Plus $3.30 per non-property reservation, plus communication support fee of $330 per accounting period. (19) Plus $1 per non-property reservation, plus communication fee of $330 per accounting period. (20) Plus $.05-.10 per day per room. FACs evolve to meet brand, owner needs dence Inn Advisory Board. If a franchisor holds meetings n efﬁcient franchise and spends 95 percent of the time advisory council can updating the FAC on what they be the bridge that are doing and only 5 percent lisjoins a franchisor and fran- tening to what their franchisees chisee partnership. are concerned or unhapThe active involvepy about, the FAC is not ment of both parties is given the opportunity to necessary to make this be effective. In addition, happen. the concerns of the FAC The first step in will not be addressed or evolving into a funcresolved, and neither tional, effective FAC party beneﬁts, he said. is to determine if the An effective FAC franchisor really wants Singleton must have strong leaders SUMMIT ASSOCIATES an interactive, producwho are principals vertive board or whether it sus middle management simply wants that appearance, from the franchise organizations. according to Gene Singleton, “This would be the primary [inpresident, Summit Associates dicator] of whether a franchisor LLC and president of The Resi- wants an effective FAC,” SingleBy Sharon Anne Waldrop CONTRIBUTING EDITOR A CIRCLE NO. 103 DAYS INN Days Inn franchise advisory councils strengthen communication lines, said President Ken Green. [Pictured] A Madison, Wis., Days Inn hotel. http://HotelMotel.com http://www.HotelMotel.com/digital_edition http://www.americasbestfranchising.com http://www.americasbestfranchising.com

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Hotel & Motel Management - May 12, 2008 Contents Hotelier of the Year Leads Team to Victory Sheraton Builds on International Success Slower, Smaller Transactions in First Quarter Perspective Legal FAQ What Women Want Sales Clinic AAHOA Update Franchise Law Family Business Travel Trends Guest Column HotelWorld Update Trends & Stats Cleaning and Maintenance H&MM's 2008 Franchising Fees Guide FACs Evolve to Meet Brand, Owner Needs The Importance of Branding When Buying Ad/Editorial Index Marketplace Classifieds Checking Out

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