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America’s Best Franchising Names New Director of Social Media Marketing

Melanie Treadaway has been named Director of Social Media Marketing for America's Best Franchising

Vantage Hospitality Enters into Partnership with Roomkey.com

 Innovative hotel search engine offers direct booking on Vantage’s brand websites

Vantage Hospitality's CEO on What Fair Franchising Needs

Roger Bloss, CEO of Vantage Hospitality
Vantage Hospitality's CEO Roger Bloss; photo/bmm

ATLANTA — Roger Bloss, CEO and founder of Vantage Hospitality Group, sat down with Blue MauMau during the Asian American Hotel Owners Association's annual conference in Atlanta for a frank discussion on how to give fair franchising practices teeth and the importance of empowering hotel owners to make collective brand decisions.

Hotel Owners to Terminate Choice Hotels

An EconoLodge sign, one of Choice's many hotel brands

ATLANTA — In a turn of events, angry franchisees are terminating a franchisor. The Asian American Hotel Owners Association has informed Choice Hotels that the nefarious franchisor will be stripped of its membership unless long outstanding grievances from franchisees can be resolved within the next 90 days.

Democracy Comes to Franchising

Vantage Hospitality franchisees vote on all major decisions in the chain

America's Best Value Inn moves when franchisees say move

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Corporate chains have employees, but a franchise chain has an army of entrepreneurs.

Vantage Hospitality CEO Says Let Franchisees Elect Advisory Council Members, Grade Franchisor

ABVI Selma, AL
Americas Best Value Inn at Selma, Alabama, photo/vantage