Under what conditions will the Affiliation Fee be refunded to a new prospective Best Western member?

redited toward any other payment you must make and is non-refundable.

All new prospective Members must pay the Affiliation Fee before the Board's consideration of the Application for Membership. The Affiliation Fee for a System Hotel is $45,000, plus an additional $200 per guest room over 50 guest rooms up to a maximum of 1,000 rooms. Therefore, the Affiliation Fee for a 75- room Best Western System Hotel is $50,000, of a 90-room Best Western Plus System Hotel is $53,000, of a 120-room Best Western Premier System Hotel is $59,000, of a 100-room @Home by Best Western System Hotel is $55,000, of a 100-room Executive Residency by Best Western is $55,000, of a 100-room Vīb System Hotel is $55,000, of an 80-room GLō System Hotel is $51,000, and of a 90-room Aiden System Hotel is $53,000.

If a new prospective Member's Application for Membership is either (i) presented to the Board by the Application Deadline and the Application for Membership is not approved or (ii) not presented to the Board by the Application Deadline due to the actions of the prospective Member, the entire

Affiliation Fee will be refunded. The Affiliation Fee otherwise becomes non-refundable at the time of signing the Membership Agreement.

Proposed Construction Extension Fee to Begin Construction

An applicant granted approval for a System Hotel proposed for construction must commence construction within 12 months from the date of approval, or otherwise may apply for extensions of time to begin construction. Extensions may be granted in 6-month increments. The total amount of time that may be allowed to begin construction is 3 years from the date of approval. Requests for extensions: must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the then expiring period allowed for commencement of construction; include a progress report describing, at a minimum, the current status of financing, architectural plans, specifications, satisfaction of zoning requirements, and plans for commencement of construction; and payment of a non-waivable proposed construction extension fee ("Proposed Construction Extension Fee"). In the event a request for extension is not timely submitted, an extension shall not be granted and the applicant may not re-apply for membership at the same location for 90 days following the end of the extension period. The Proposed Construction Extension Fee is currently $5,000 for the first 6-month increment and $10,000 for each subsequent 6-month increment. The Proposed Construction Extension Fee for the total amount of time that may be allowed to begin construction (i.e., 3 years from the date of approval) is therefore $35,000.

Source: Item 5 — Initial Fees (FDD pages 21–24)