What is the Bw Premier Collection Hotel's obligation regarding room rates and rate plans?
Bw_Premier_Collection Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- j. Provide to BWI all room rates and rate plans equal to or better than those made available or offered to the public through any Hotel, third-party booking or other distribution channel on a last room available basis. Hotel shall comply with BWI's rate integrity requirements.
- k. Use BWI as its exclusive hotel brand distribution partner.
- l. Maintain adequate information security procedures and controls to prevent the unintended disclosure of, and the unauthorized access to or misappropriation of, any personal data or information of any Hotel guest. Hotel shall maintain PCI compliance and shall annually certify to BWI its PCI compliance. Hotel shall immediately notify BWI of any Hotel data breach or compromise of its systems. BWI shall have the right to stop the transfer of data or restrict access to BWI Reservation Channels and systems as a result of a data security breach or compromise, or suspected data security breach or compromise of Hotel's systems.
- m. Use best efforts to provide Hotel Information to BWI.
- n. Authorize BWI to calculate relevant rates, taxes and fees based upon Hotel Information. Hotel is solely responsible for the accuracy of tax rate information, the identification of applicable taxes, any amendments to tax rate information, and the payment of taxes.
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Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 54–203)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bw Premier Collection FDD, the hotel must provide all room rates and rate plans to BWI (Best Western International) that are equal to or better than those offered to the public through any hotel, third-party booking, or other distribution channel on a last room available basis. The Bw Premier Collection hotel must also comply with BWI's rate integrity requirements.
Additionally, the Bw Premier Collection hotel must honor room rates and dates of arrival contracted for or agreed to through either a contract between the hotel and a BWI sales client or the issuance of a confirmation generated by BWI sales staff documenting the hotel's agreement to rates and availability. This obligation extends both during the term of the agreement and after the term if the rates were contracted for during the term.
Furthermore, the Bw Premier Collection hotel is obligated to make all non-booked rooms available (i.e., last room availability) for display on, and bookable through, BWI Reservation Channels, BWI distribution partner channels, including B2B channels such as the Global Distribution System ("GDS"), and online travel agencies that have a distribution contract with BWI that allows for the sale of Hotel's rooms. The hotel must also authorize BWI to calculate relevant rates, taxes, and fees based upon Hotel Information provided by the hotel, although the hotel remains solely responsible for the accuracy of tax rate information, the identification of applicable taxes, any amendments to tax rate information, and the payment of taxes.