By Chris Guimbellot, President & CEO, hihotels by Hospitality International
As a hotel owner, you want to know what you’re paying for, and you don’t want to be surprised by costs you didn’t anticipate. That’s one of the reasons we took a different approach when developing the hihotels franchise model.
We believe franchise fees should be straightforward, predictable, and easy to understand. Rather than making our core royalty and marketing fees a percentage of room revenue, hihotels charges a flat $40 per room per month, regardless of how much revenue the hotel generates. Our education and meeting fee is $35 per hotel per month.
We also don’t charge an additional loyalty program fee.
Why does that matter?
We believe that just because your hotel has a strong month, the costs shouldn’t automatically increase simply because your revenue has increased. What’s more, transparency doesn’t mean pretending there are no costs. It means making the costs clear.
Our fee structure identifies reservation and technology charges separately, including applicable channel, reservation, and PMS connectivity fees, so owners can understand where those costs come from.
We designed hihotels around a simple idea:
Give hotel owners a clear understanding of what they’re paying, provide meaningful support, and deliver value for the investment they make in their franchise.
We know every hotel is different. That’s why our approach to franchising is built around flexibility, personal support, and sensible standards, not a one-size-fits-all model.
If you’re evaluating your current franchise relationship, considering a change, or simply curious about a different approach, I’d encourage you to have a conversation with our franchise development team.
You may find that there’s another way to think about franchising. https://www.hifranchise.com/contact/