What is the process for Baymont Inn Suites to mandate subscription to the MOP system or a similar system?
Baymont_Inn_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Through your subscription to the SynXis or OPERA PMS, you may, for a fee, subscribe to an optional third-party mobile device-based system (MOP) for managing and automating tasks such as housekeeping, maintenance, and guest support functions at your Facility. As part of the MOP system, for an additional fee, you also may subscribe to an optional Emergency Safety Device feature that provides panic button functionality to your hotel staff on MOP-enabled mobile devices. With 30 days' written notice, we may mandate subscription to the MOP system or a similar system and supplier in the future, by updating System Standards.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 61–74)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Baymont Inn Suites FDD, Baymont Inn Suites may mandate subscription to the MOP (mobile device-based system) or a similar system in the future. The MOP system is used for managing and automating tasks such as housekeeping, maintenance, and guest support functions. It also has an optional Emergency Safety Device feature that provides panic button functionality to hotel staff on MOP-enabled mobile devices.
Baymont Inn Suites can mandate this subscription by updating System Standards. They are required to provide franchisees with 30 days' written notice before mandating the subscription.
This means that as a franchisee, you may be required to subscribe to the MOP system or a similar system in the future, which could incur additional costs. It is important to stay informed of any updates to the System Standards to ensure compliance and to budget for any potential mandatory subscriptions.