Can Aira Fitness charge a fee for additional training programs?
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, Aira Fitness may require franchisees to attend additional training programs and may charge a fee for these programs. Franchisees are also responsible for covering travel, living, and supply costs for themselves and their employees when attending these programs.
If a franchisee designates a new general manager after the initial training, Aira Fitness reserves the right to charge a fee to train the replacement general manager. Additionally, Aira Fitness may require the franchisee (or owner, if the franchisee is an entity), the general manager, or other designated employees to attend conferences, meetings, conventions, or seminars related to operations, training, management, sales, or marketing, and Aira Fitness reserves the right to charge a fee for attendance.
If a franchisee fails to attend Aira Fitness's annual convention, Aira Fitness reserves the right to charge a nonattendance fee of $500. This policy ensures that franchisees and their staff stay updated on the latest methods, programs, and standards, although it also represents a potentially significant additional cost for the franchisee beyond the initial franchise fee and ongoing royalties.