When must attendees complete the FMU training for Caption By Hyatt before the Hotel's opening date?
Caption_By_Hyatt Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Hotel's proposed management company (or you, if we approve you to manage the Hotel) must complete FMU, which provides an overview of our brand requirements and the tools we make available in support of these requirements. FMU consists of self-paced eLearning, virtual instructor led training, learning assessments, and a final virtual presentation to our leadership team. FMU is required for any management company (or you, if we approve you to manage the Hotel) that is not already an approved operator of a Brand Hotel. The attendees must complete FMU prior to the Hotel's opening date or, for existing Hotels, within 90 days after transitioning an existing management company of an already open Hotel to a new management company. Attendees can complete FMU's self-paced eLearning and virtual components at most 12 months before the Hotel's anticipated opening date. The operator must pass learning assessments throughout FMU's eLearning and virtual components. Within 9 months after completion of FMU, the new management company (or you, if we approve you to manage the Hotel) must attend the owner/operator orientation described below. Our SVP Global Franchise Operations and Owner Relations supervises this orientation, for which we maintain an ongoing schedule to adjust to the volume of new management companies. New management companies must consistently participate in all aspects of FMU in order to successfully complete it and be approved as an operator.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 48–65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Caption By Hyatt's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the proposed management company (or the franchisee, if approved to manage the hotel) must complete Franchise Manager University (FMU) before the hotel's opening date. This training provides an overview of the brand's requirements and available tools. For existing hotels, FMU must be completed within 90 days after transitioning to a new management company.
Attendees can begin the self-paced eLearning and virtual components of FMU up to 12 months before the anticipated hotel opening date. Throughout the eLearning and virtual components, the operator must pass learning assessments.
Within 9 months after completing FMU, the new management company (or the franchisee, if approved) must attend the owner/operator orientation. Caption By Hyatt's SVP Global Franchise Operations and Owner Relations supervises this orientation, with a schedule that adjusts to the volume of new management companies. Consistent participation in all aspects of FMU is required for successful completion and approval as an operator.