Is there a separate fee for the ADA training for Embassy Suites By Hilton?
Embassy_Suites_By_Hilton Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- ADA Training.
If you engage in a Permitted Transfer, Conversion, Relicensing or Change of Ownership Transfer for the Hotel, we may require you or personnel you designate to attend an online training in order to complete an independent survey conducted by an ADA consultant to determine the Hotel's compliance with the ADA.
Currently, there is no separate fee for this training.
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- Annual Compliance Training.
Your Hotel must meet annual compliance training requirements.
Topics may include diversity and inclusion, unconscious bias, harassment prevention, human trafficking prevention, disability awareness, cyber security, and health and safety.
For cyber security, disability awareness, human trafficking prevention, diversity and inclusion, and unconscious bias, we offer training at no cost.
Alternatively, you may choose to obtain this training from a vendor of your choice, in which case the cost would be agreed between you and the vendor.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 53–67)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Embassy Suites By Hilton FDD, there is typically no separate fee for ADA training. If a franchisee engages in a Permitted Transfer, Conversion, Relicensing, or Change of Ownership Transfer for the Hotel, Embassy Suites By Hilton may require the franchisee or their designated personnel to attend an online training. This training is to complete an independent survey conducted by an ADA consultant to determine the Hotel's compliance with the ADA.
However, Embassy Suites By Hilton also requires hotels to meet annual compliance training requirements, which may include disability awareness. For disability awareness training, Embassy Suites By Hilton offers training at no cost. Alternatively, franchisees can choose to obtain this training from a vendor of their choice, in which case the cost would be agreed upon between the franchisee and the vendor.
The FDD outlines that the hours of classroom training for ADA training varies and is conducted online. It is important to note that while Embassy Suites By Hilton typically does not charge a separate fee for ADA training, costs may be incurred if the franchisee chooses to use an outside vendor for annual compliance training or if training is required due to specific circumstances like a transfer or conversion.