Can Aira Fitness require franchisees to attend conferences, meetings, conventions, or seminars?
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, franchisees may be required to attend additional training programs, conferences, meetings, conventions, or seminars. Aira Fitness may charge a fee for attending these training programs, conferences, meetings, conventions, or seminars. Franchisees are also responsible for covering the travel and living expenses and supply costs for themselves and their employees.
If a franchisee designates a new general manager after the initial training program, the new general manager must complete the training to Aira Fitness's satisfaction. Aira Fitness reserves the right to charge a fee to train any replacement general manager.
Aira Fitness may hold a franchise convention and require the franchisee and their manager to attend. If a franchisee fails to attend the annual convention, Aira Fitness reserves the right to charge a nonattendance fee of $500. As of the FDD date, Aira Fitness has not yet held a conference and cannot yet provide an estimated cost.