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Blue MauMau Given Chairman’s Award

Posted Sat, 2011/11/05 - 11:39 by Don Sniegowski
Don Sniegowski receives AAHOA chairman's award for support of fair franchising

LAS VEGAS — I received the chairman's award from the Asian American Hotel Owners this summer for this publication's coverage of franchise news. The association is one of the top lobbyists and influencers in the franchise world. Its members, who are largely of Indian ancestry, own forty percent of the hotels in the United States. 

AAHOA Strikes Back

Posted Thu, 2011/10/06 - 11:09 by Stan Turkel

Hats off to the Asian American Hotel Owners Association for the threat to sever its relationship with Choice Hotels International because of Choice’s persistent, self-defeating anti-franchisee positions. Choice has consistently failed to recognize that their franchisees are the heart and soul of their business.

Hotel Owners to Terminate Choice Hotels

Posted Wed, 2011/09/28 - 17:10 by Don Sniegowski
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.

VIDEO: Franchisee Association Testifies to Massachusetts Lawmakers

Posted Mon, 2011/09/19 - 18:17 by BMM

Affiliates of Dunkin Donuts Independent Franchise Owners testified on June 29 at the beginning of a committee hearing regarding a fair franchising law sponsored by State Senator Brian A. Joyce.

Bill of Rights for Franchisees Now Ratified

Posted Fri, 2011/06/10 - 11:36 by BMM
Elected delegates representing franchisees debate on the franchisee bill of rights in Orlando
Delegates debate franchisee bill of rights at March meeting. photo/bmm

WASHINGTON — Some of America's largest franchise groups formally ratified a franchisee bill of rights on Friday, June 3. 

Franchisee Bill of Rights, Input Requested

Posted Mon, 2011/05/09 - 23:01 by Jim Coen

Franchise Community,

The Coalition of Franchisee Associations (CFA) Fair Franchising Committee has been working with franchisee leaders from multiple franchise systems to develop the Universal Franchisee Bill of Rights.

Things Are Seldom What They Seem, Skim Milk Masquerades as Cream

Posted Tue, 2011/04/19 - 20:02 by Stan Turkel

If you watched only the commercials of the large oil companies, you would think that they are in the “save the planet” business. Similarly, the large hotel franchise companies appear to be in the fair franchising business, but they fail even the modest Asian American Hotel Owners 12 Points of Fair Franchising.

Democracy Comes to Franchising

Posted Wed, 2011/04/06 - 20:30 by Don Sniegowski
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.

Franchisee Advocacy Group Gets Big Boost

Posted Mon, 2011/02/14 - 17:25 by BMM

WASHINGTON – A trade group of franchisees from some of the country's major franchise chains announced today that the nation's largest group of hotel franchisees has joined the coalition.

CNBC Documentary to Include BMM

Posted Thu, 2010/12/02 - 15:57 by Ed Teixeira

On Wednesday, December 15th CNBC will air an hour long program, "Behind the Counter: The Untold Story of Franchising." I can’t recall any television program devoting this much time to the franchise industry.