Is Even Hotels required to use NGP or a successor payments program?
Even_Hotels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Next-Gen Solutions: Upon activation of the NGP program at your Hotel, you will enter into a Next-Gen Payment Agreement with SCH (See Exhibit G-4). SCH will immediately bill you monthly and administer support for the hardware and software. All Hotels are required to use NGP or such successor payments program as may be implemented by SCH. Pursuant to the terms of the Next-Gen Payment Agreement, licensee will be liable for payment to IHG of an early termination fee for any reason equal to (x) 50% of the NGP monthly fee, multiplied by (y) the remaining monthly payments in the term.
Each licensee will be required to enter into a merchant processing application and agreement with Fiserv, the SCH-approved merchant service provider, and a participation agreement with - SCH (see Exhibit G-4). Your monthly NGP fee may increase according to the terms of the NGP agreement signed at install (no more than a 5% increase from your original quoted rate), based on increases in costs incurred by SCH to provide the service. The exact amount of the fee will be defined on the quote received prior to installation.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 30–52)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Even Hotels' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, all hotels are required to use the Next-Gen Payment (NGP) program or any successor payment program implemented by SCH. Upon activation of the NGP program, the franchisee will enter into a Next-Gen Payment Agreement with SCH, and SCH will bill the franchisee monthly for the hardware and software, as well as administer support.
Under the Next-Gen Payment Agreement, an Even Hotels licensee is liable for an early termination fee if they terminate the agreement for any reason. This fee is equal to 50% of the NGP monthly fee, multiplied by the number of remaining monthly payments in the term.
Each Even Hotels licensee must also enter into a merchant processing application and agreement with Fiserv, the SCH-approved merchant service provider, and a participation agreement with SCH. The monthly NGP fee may increase by up to 5% from the original quoted rate, based on increases in costs incurred by SCH to provide the service. The exact amount of the fee will be defined on the quote received prior to installation.