Is an Americas Best Value Inn franchisee required to establish any online presence?
Americas_Best_Value_Inn Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
oved in advance by us in writing. As a general rule, we do not permit franchisees to maintain vanity or other independent Online Presences for Brand Hotels. You may not list the details or contact information of your Hotel on any vanity or other independent websites or other Online Presence, including any OTAs, without our prior written approval. You must establish any Online Presence that we may require and only establish any other Online Presence that we authorize. All use of Online Presences must be in accordance with the Brand Standards and our other guidelines, including the implementation and maintenance of or compliance with privacy policies, as applicable. Given the changing nature of this technology, we have the right to withhold our approval, and to withdraw any prior approval, and to modify our requirements, at our sole discretion.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 71–223)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Americas Best Value Inn FDD, franchisees are required to establish an online presence if the franchisor requires it. The franchisee may only establish other online presences if authorized by Americas Best Value Inn.
The FDD states that franchisees may not register, own, maintain, or use any domain name, website, email address, social media account, username, or other online presence relating to the brand or hotel that includes any Network Marks, except as approved in advance by Americas Best Value Inn in writing. As a general rule, Americas Best Value Inn does not permit franchisees to maintain vanity or other independent online presences for Brand Hotels.
Americas Best Value Inn also states that franchisees may not list the details or contact information of their Hotel on any vanity or other independent websites or other Online Presence, including any OTAs, without prior written approval. Americas Best Value Inn retains the right to determine the content and use of online or electronic media associated with any of the Marks or Network Marks. Americas Best Value Inn will establish and host three e-mail addresses for the franchisee's hotel, and the franchisee may not use any other e-mail addresses in the operation of their hotel.