May Baymont Inn Suites implement 'group booking' programs?
Baymont_Inn_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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II. Facility Requirements
As a condition of the Facility's participation in the Service, you are required, among other things, to:
- Update your primary and secondary representative, as needed
- Actively participate with our representative in all respects to enable their ability to perform the Service
- Be available to conduct in person or virtual Facility tours
- Promptly forward all inquiry leads, RFPs, and other sales-related calls or communications to us
• Define, and update as needed, the parameters under which we are authorized to offer and accept reservations for rooms or services at the Facility to third parties (including, but not limited to the discount off Rate of the Day, group size limits, amenities, packages or other incentives)
III. Facility Site Visits.
A property visit may be appropriate based on the Facility's market, amenities and competition. Facilities may request a property visit from our Remote Sales Service representatives once per year, with the travel and board expenses for the trip being covered by you.
IV. Modification of Services.
We reserve the right to modify, replace or add new Services to those described in this Exhibit. If we replace or eliminate any Services, we will provide you with reasonable notice of such modification, which will not materially degrade the level of Services you receive from us.
V. Pricing: $1,400 per month.
EXHIBIT B SPEED TO BOOK PARTICIPATION FORM
We have developed a group sales service, Speed to Book, as part of which hotels can respond to group sales leads and, where applicable, a group block agreement between the hotel and the group is generated based on the rate information provided by the hotel. This Speed to Book Participation Form ("Participation Form") amends, as of the date indicated below, the Remote Sales Services Agreement ("RSS Agreement") between you and us. By entering into this Participation Form, subject to any eligibility requirements we may establish from time to time, you agree to participate in the Speed to Book program and authorize us to respond to any group sales leads for the Facility on your behalf.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 97–443)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Baymont Inn Suites Franchise Disclosure Document, Baymont Inn Suites offers a group sales service called "Speed to Book." As part of this program, hotels can respond to group sales leads, and if applicable, a group block agreement between the hotel and the group is generated based on the rate information provided by the hotel. By participating in the Speed to Book program, franchisees authorize Baymont Inn Suites to respond to any group sales leads for the Facility on their behalf.
As a condition of the Facility's participation in the Service, franchisees are required to define, and update as needed, the parameters under which Baymont Inn Suites is authorized to offer and accept reservations for rooms or services at the Facility to third parties (including, but not limited to the discount off Rate of the Day, group size limits, amenities, packages or other incentives). Except for those groups or accounts specifically identified by the franchisee, Baymont Inn Suites may negotiate and book any and all group business for the Facility that is consistent with the parameters described without further authorization. Baymont Inn Suites may generate a group block agreement between the franchisee and any group that accepts the terms offered, and the franchisee will honor the terms of all such agreements in full.
The Speed to Book Participation Form remains in effect for as long as the Remote Sales Services Agreement is in effect. The current form of group block agreement is attached as Schedule A although the form of agreement Baymont Inn Suites uses is subject to change. The cost for this service is $1,400 per month.