Where in the Aira Fitness FDD can I find information regarding the fees associated with the franchise?
Aira_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 23: **RECEIPTS]
Transfer Fee.
If the transferee is an existing AIRA FITNESS franchisee, you must pay us a transfer fee equal to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000); if the transferee is not an existing AIRA FITNESS franchisee, you must pay us a transfer fee equal to our then-current initial franchise fee.
C. Ongoing Training. We may require you and other key employees of the Aira Fitness Business to attend, at your expense, ongoing training at our training Aira Fitness Business, the Authorized Location or other location we designate. Beyond our initial training program, you must pay our then-current per diem training fee for all training we conduct for you, not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per day, plus travel and living expenses incurred by our trainers.
E. Attendance at Meetings. Unless we approve otherwise, you and your manager must attend all quarterly sales and operations meetings and annual franchise conventions we may hold or sponsor, and we reserve the right to charge you a fee to attend any franchise convention or meeting we hold or sponsor. If you are not able to attend a meeting or convention, you must notify us prior to the meeting, and we may mandate that you substitute a person acceptable to us to attend on your behalf. If you fail to attend a franchise convention or meeting, we reserve the right to charge you a non-attendance fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
H.
Yearly Maintenance Fees.
You must charge your members a yearly maintenance fee in June of each calendar year.
In consideration for the ongoing support and guidance we provide to our franchisees, you must pay to us fifty percent (50%) of the yearly maintenance fees collected from your members upon receipt of those fees.
However, in no event will you pay us less than Nineteen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($19.50) per member, which minimum amount is subject to CPI adjustments as described in Section 9.E.
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Technology Fee.
Upon opening for business, you must pay us a monthly technology fee of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per month.
Upon the execution of this Development Agreement, you shall pay a fee ("Development Fee") in the amount of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) times the number of additional Aira Fitness Center to be developed after the one for which Developer is signing a Franchise Agreement contemporaneously with this Development Agreement. However, we will credit Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) of the Development Fee against the Initial Franchise Fee for each additional Franchise Agreement for a Aira Fitness Center executed pursuant to, and in accordance with, this
The parties acknowledge and agree that our then-current form of franchise agreement may be materially different than this Agreement and may include, among other things, different fees.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 59–254)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aira Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, information regarding franchise-related fees can be found throughout the document. Item 23, titled "RECEIPTS," contains details about various fees. Specifically, the document mentions a transfer fee of $5,000 if the transferee is an existing Aira Fitness franchisee. If the transferee is not an existing franchisee, the transfer fee is equal to the then-current initial franchise fee.
The FDD also outlines ongoing training fees, stating that beyond the initial training program, franchisees must pay the then-current per diem training fee, not to exceed $1,000 per day, plus travel and living expenses for the trainers. Additionally, Aira Fitness may charge a fee to attend any franchise convention or meeting, and failure to attend may result in a non-attendance fee of $500.
Furthermore, franchisees are required to charge their members a yearly maintenance fee in June of each calendar year. Aira Fitness receives 50% of these fees, with a minimum of $19.50 per member, subject to CPI adjustments. The remaining portion of the yearly maintenance fees is to be used for the maintenance of the franchisee's Aira Fitness Business. There is also a monthly technology fee of up to $500, which Aira Fitness uses for technology development, maintenance, and usage for the franchise system.
Finally, the FDD mentions a Development Fee of $6,000 times the number of additional Aira Fitness Centers to be developed. This fee is credited against the Initial Franchise Fee for each additional Franchise Agreement executed. The document also states that the then-current form of franchise agreement may include different fees.