Who pays the fees and charges for personnel to attend training programs for an Embassy Suites franchise?
Embassy_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will pay us all fees and charges, if any, we require for your personnel to attend these training programs.
You are responsible for selecting the personnel to attend such training programs.
You are also responsible for all travel, lodging and other expenses you or your employees (or your Management Company's personnel) incur in connection with attending these programs.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 97)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Embassy Suites Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for covering the costs associated with personnel attending training programs. Specifically, the franchisee must pay all fees and charges that Embassy Suites requires for their personnel to attend these training programs.
In addition to the training program fees themselves, the franchisee is also responsible for all travel, lodging, and other related expenses incurred by the franchisee, their employees, or their management company's personnel in connection with attending the training programs. This includes selecting the personnel who will attend the training.
For franchisees operating an eforea spa as part of their Embassy Suites hotel, the franchisee is also responsible for ensuring that each member of the spa's staff completes the training program for operating the spa under the Embassy Suites system, at a designated site. The franchisee will pay all fees and charges for their personnel to attend these training programs, as well as being responsible for the wages, room, board, and travel expenses of their personnel.