Must all Atwell Suites hotels participate in IHG Revenue Services?
Atwell_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
All Atwell Suites® Hotels must participate in in IHG Revenue Services unless the Hotel has applied for and received an approved waiver. IHG Revenue Services includes but is not limited to:(1) revenue management advisory services; and (2) Yielding, Pricing & Inventory Management services performed in cooperation with your Hotel.
These services require the payment of additional fees. You must sign the IHG Commercial Services Agreement, or the IHG Revenue Services Agreement, each of which is attached as Exhibit G-2 to this disclosure document, as applicable. These agreements: (1) have a term of twelve (12) months from the effective date; (2) may be terminated by either party with ninety (90) days' advance written notice; (3) will also terminate if the Hotel engages with an uncertified third-party intermediary; and (4) automatically renew for successive one-year terms unless either party provides written notice at least thirty (30) days before the end of the then-current term.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 30–56)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Atwell Suites's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, all Atwell Suites hotels must participate in IHG Revenue Services. IHG Revenue Services includes revenue management advisory services and Yielding, Pricing & Inventory Management services performed in cooperation with the hotel.
However, there is an exception to this rule. An Atwell Suites hotel can apply for and potentially receive an approved waiver, which would exempt them from the mandatory participation in IHG Revenue Services.
Participation in IHG Revenue Services requires the payment of additional fees, and franchisees must sign the IHG Revenue Services Agreement. This agreement has a term of 12 months from the effective date and can be terminated by either party with 90 days' advance written notice. The agreement will also terminate if the hotel engages with an uncertified third-party intermediary. The agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless either party provides written notice at least 30 days before the end of the current term.