What is the purpose of the virtual and e-learning for Atwell Suites?
Atwell_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Where the amount of the value-add and specialist training exceeds 2% of your Hotel's total salaries and wages budget, the Learning & Development allocation should be capped at 2% of the Hotel's total salaries and wages budget. This estimated budget amount is required for the consumption of IHG Value-Add and Specialist learning offers and the personal development of Hotel employees through other various training programs, which also includes virtual and e-learning.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 30–56)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Atwell Suites Franchise Disclosure Document, virtual and e-learning are components of the various training programs offered for the personal development of hotel employees. The training programs also include IHG Value-Add and Specialist learning offers.
The FDD specifies that if the cost of value-add and specialist training exceeds 2% of the hotel's total salaries and wages budget, the Learning & Development allocation will be capped at that 2% figure. This budget is intended to cover the costs associated with IHG's learning resources and other training initiatives aimed at employee development.
In effect, Atwell Suites franchisees are required to allocate a portion of their budget to employee training and development, with virtual and e-learning representing key components of that training. The purpose is to ensure that hotel staff receive ongoing education and skill enhancement, contributing to better service and operational efficiency. The cap on the Learning & Development allocation provides a degree of cost control for the franchisee.