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    avid hotels vs Best Western International

    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 Western International2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    avid hotels

    $11,097,665

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56

    Best Western International

    $442,540 – $6,890,025

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    avid hotels

    Not available

    Best Western International

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    avid hotels

    $5.00

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 30

    Best Western International

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Best Western International 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 International

    $442,540 – $6,890,025
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Best Western International

    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 International

    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 International

    $3.00
    ravel agent commissions program. Flat Commission- consortia marketing program Fee of — 3
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    Best Western International

    21
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    Best Western International

    −12
    Calculated: 33 at end of 2023 → 21 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    avid hotels

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Best Western International

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

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Best Western International

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

    avid hotels

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Best Western International

    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 International

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    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 International: common questions

    Which costs less to open, avid hotels or Best Western International?
    avid hotels: $11,097,665 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 56); Best Western International: $442,540 – $6,890,025 (2026 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 International. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do avid hotels and Best Western International disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    avid hotels has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group; Best Western International makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. 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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