Under what conditions might Baymont Inn Suites charge a No-Show Fee for a training program?
Baymont_Inn_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you or your general manager, or any other member of your staff you designate, fails to register for a required training program within the required time period, or registers for a training program but fails to attend such program as scheduled without, notifying us in advance, whether such attendance is required or optional, we may charge you a No-Show Fee of up to 100% of the tuition for the program. If you, your general manager, or any other member of your staff cancels participation in any training program less than 14 days before it is scheduled to be held, we may charge you a Cancellation Fee of up to 50% of the tuition for the program. No-Show and Cancellation Fees are in addition to the tuition you will have to pay at the then offered rate when you, your general manager, or any other member of your staff attends the program. We may assess you additional No-Show or Cancellation Fees for continued failures by you.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 61–74)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Baymont Inn Suites's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a No-Show Fee may be charged under specific circumstances related to training program attendance. If a franchisee, their general manager, or any designated staff member fails to register for a required training program within the specified time or registers but does not attend the program as scheduled without prior notification to Baymont Inn Suites, a No-Show Fee may be imposed. This applies whether the training is mandatory or optional. The No-Show Fee can be up to 100% of the tuition for the program.
Additionally, Baymont Inn Suites may charge a Cancellation Fee if participation in any training program is canceled less than 14 days before the scheduled date. The Cancellation Fee can be up to 50% of the tuition for the program. These No-Show and Cancellation Fees are in addition to the standard tuition that must be paid when the franchisee, general manager, or staff member eventually attends the program.
Baymont Inn Suites reserves the right to assess additional No-Show or Cancellation Fees for repeated failures to attend or timely cancel participation in training programs. This policy is designed to ensure that franchisees and their staff take training commitments seriously and to cover costs incurred by Baymont Inn Suites due to late cancellations or no-shows. As a prospective franchisee, it is important to be aware of these potential fees and to ensure that all training registrations and cancellations are handled in a timely and appropriate manner to avoid incurring these charges.