What is included in the Continuing Education Fee for Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham?
Hawthorn_Suites_By_Wyndham Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The low and high end of the range includes your Continuing Education Fee.
It also includes the tuition for your general manager to attend the required Hospitality Management Program and the cost for up to three days of required Opening Training.
The high end of the range presumes an additional representative will also attend and pay the tuition for our Hospitality Management Program.
The low and high end of the range presumes that your general manager /owner will drive to our required Hospitality Management Program and incur minimal travel costs and mid-level travel and entertainment expense.
It also includes facilitator travel and entertainment for up to three days of required Opening Training.
The high end of the range presumes an additional representative will also attend our Hospitality Management Program and incur significant travel and entertainment costs, including airfare and car rental.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 44–51)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Continuing Education Fee encompasses several components. Specifically, it covers the tuition for the general manager to attend the required Hospitality Management Program. Additionally, the fee includes the costs associated with up to three days of required Opening Training.
For a Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham franchisee, this means that the initial investment includes not only the fee itself but also essential training programs for key personnel. The high end of the estimated range also accounts for an additional representative attending and paying tuition for the Hospitality Management Program, allowing for more comprehensive training at the outset.
Furthermore, the estimate includes travel costs for the general manager or owner to attend the Hospitality Management Program, assuming minimal travel expenses. The high end of the range also factors in facilitator travel and entertainment for the Opening Training, as well as significant travel and entertainment costs, including airfare and car rental, if an additional representative attends the Hospitality Management Program. This comprehensive approach to training and education aims to equip franchisees and their staff with the necessary skills and knowledge to operate a successful Hawthorn Suites By Wyndham location.