Where does the Caption By Hyatt owner briefing take place?
Caption_By_Hyatt Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Owner Briefing
Your managing owner or senior operations officer must attend a briefing, either virtually or at our corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, within 6 months (for new construction hotels) or 3 months (for conversion hotels) after signing the Franchise Agreement. Our SVP Global Franchise Operations & Owner Relations supervises this briefing, which we hold whenever necessary. There are no instructional materials or tasks that your managing owner or senior operations officer must complete to our satisfaction. As of the date of this disclosure document, this 2-day briefing takes place in a classroom or virtual setting covers the following topics:
TRAINING PROGRAM Owner Briefing
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 48–65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Caption By Hyatt FDD, the owner briefing for new construction hotels must be attended by the managing owner or senior operations officer within 6 months of signing the Franchise Agreement. For conversion hotels, this timeframe is 3 months. The briefing can be attended either virtually or at Caption By Hyatt's corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. The Senior Vice President of Global Franchise Operations & Owner Relations supervises the briefing, which is held whenever necessary. The 2-day briefing takes place in a classroom or virtual setting.
The owner/operator orientation program must be completed within 6 months after signing the Franchise Agreement for existing Brand Hotels or within 6 months after the Hotel's opening date for new Brand Hotels. Caption By Hyatt conducts Orientation virtually, or in person at a Hyatt hotel location they designate or at their company headquarters in Chicago, Illinois approximately once per quarter. As of the date of the disclosure document, this 2-day briefing takes place in a classroom or virtual setting.
Caption By Hyatt also offers optional brand standard training courses for Hotel personnel, which are typically conducted either at their headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, at the franchisee's Hotel, or at another operating Hyatt hotel. These optional programs are updated annually to address current hotel and business needs and may include eCornell courses, virtually-facilitated commercial services, and self-paced courses via their learning platform.