Is attendance at the Aira Fitness franchise convention required?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
initial training program.
Periodically, we may offer and may require you to attend additional training programs and we may charge a fee for attending these training programs. You must also pay the travel and living expenses and supply costsfor you and your employees. If youdesignate a newgeneralmanagerafterthe initialtrainingprogram, the new general manager must complete the training to our satisfaction. We reserve the right to charge a fee to train any replacement general manager. In addition, we may hold and require that you or your owner, if you are an entity, and general manager or other designated employees attend, at your expense, any conference, meeting, convention or seminar to present new methods and programsfor operation, training, management, sales or marketing and we reserve the right to charge you a fee to attend any conference, meeting or convention we hold. We may hold a franchise convention and may require you and your manager to attend. We have not yet had a conference and cannot yet provide an estimated cost. Additionally, if you fail to attend our annual convention, we reserve the right to charge you our
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 38–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, attendance at franchise conventions is not always mandatory, but can be required. Aira Fitness may hold a franchise convention and require the franchisee and their manager to attend. These events are designed to present new methods and programs for operation, training, management, sales, or marketing.
However, Aira Fitness has not yet held a conference, so the FDD cannot provide an estimated cost for attending. If a franchisee fails to attend the annual convention when it is required, Aira Fitness reserves the right to charge a nonattendance fee of $500.
Franchisees are also responsible for covering their own travel and living expenses, as well as supply costs, when attending any required training programs, conferences, meetings, conventions, or seminars. This includes the initial training program for the franchisee and their general manager. Therefore, while attendance isn't always mandatory, franchisees should be prepared to potentially incur these costs.