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    avid hotels vs Best Western

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    avid hotels2026 FDDBest Western2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    avid hotels

    $11,097,665

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56

    Best Western

    $577,215 – $32,493,745

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    avid hotels

    Not available

    Best Western

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    avid hotels

    $5.00

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30

    Best Western

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • avid hotels figures come from its 2026 FDD and Best Western figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Best Western discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only avid hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    avid hotels

    $11,097,665
    Total initial investment range — low end
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56

    Best Western

    $577,215 – $32,493,745
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Best Western

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    avid hotels

    $5.00
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30

    Best Western

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    avid hotels

    $10
    Initial loyalty marketing contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 31

    Best Western

    $250
    OTA Marketing Fund Assessment
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Best Western

    2
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 93
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Best Western

    +0
    Calculated: 2 at end of 2022 → 2 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Best Western

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Best Western

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Best Western

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    avid hotels
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    61.1 percent
    other IHG One Rewards contribution
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 94
    Best Western

    No reviewed Item 19 figures

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    avid hotels vs Best Western: common questions

    Which costs less to open, avid hotels or Best Western?
    avid hotels: $11,097,665 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56); Best Western: $577,215 – $32,493,745 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Best Western. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do avid hotels and Best Western disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    avid hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Best Western has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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