What is the range of the Gift Card Program fee for Camp Margaritaville, and on what is it based?
Camp_Margaritaville Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
es paid by you to credit card companies as fees for processing; and (i) any other adjustments to revenue in conformance with the Uniform System.
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- Gift Card Program. You must participate in the program for the sale and processing of gift cards at participating locations (the "Gift Card Program") that we have established. You will pay the onboarding and implementation costs for the Gift Card Program, which ranges from $5,000 - $15,000,
depending on your particular POS and PMS system set-up and available amenities. At the time you enter into your Franchise Agreement, you will also enter into a franchisee participation agreement with Givex, the third-party provider of transaction processing and settlement services for the Gift Card Program (the "Gift Card Participation Agreement"). A form of the Gift Card Participation Agreement is attached to the Technology Agreement, which is Exhibit E to the Franchise Agreement. When a gift card is redeemed at your Resort, you will incur a charge of 2% of the amount tendered if the gift card was purchased at your Resort or at any other Margaritaville-branded physical location. You will incur a charge of 5% of the amount tendered if the gift card was purchased from our website (currently Margaritaville.com/gift-cards) or from a non-branded (third party) location, such as a pharmacy, grocery store or travel agent. Such amount is remitted to us or our affiliates and used to offset the cost of the Gift Card Program. Your Resort must honor all Gift Card Program rules and policies. We reserve the right to change the costs, the redemption reimbursement amounts, and the calculation factors at any time. To the
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 20–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Camp Margaritaville's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must participate in the Gift Card Program. This program facilitates the sale and processing of gift cards at participating locations. Franchisees will incur onboarding and implementation costs for the Gift Card Program.
The onboarding and implementation costs for Camp Margaritaville's Gift Card Program range from $5,000 to $15,000. This fee is dependent on the franchisee's particular POS (Point of Sale) and PMS (Property Management System) set-up, as well as the available amenities at the Camp Margaritaville location.
In addition to the initial onboarding and implementation costs, franchisees will also incur charges when gift cards are redeemed at their resort. The amount charged depends on where the gift card was originally purchased. If the gift card was purchased at the franchisee's resort or another Margaritaville-branded physical location, the franchisee will incur a charge of 2% of the amount tendered. If the gift card was purchased from the Margaritaville website or a non-branded third-party location, the charge is 5% of the amount tendered. These charges are remitted to Camp Margaritaville or its affiliates to offset the costs of the Gift Card Program. Camp Margaritaville retains the right to change the costs, redemption reimbursement amounts, and calculation factors at any time.