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BW Premier Collection; franchise — is it worth it?
High risk Shrinking network
BW Premier Collection and BW Signature Collection are hotel franchises requiring a substantial investment between $442,540 and $6,890,025.
Everything below is free, read straight off BW Premier Collection;'s registered filing, with where the numbers land against travel & hospitality peers. Weighing BW Premier Collection; against other options? Get a free shortlist of franchises that fit your budget.
Figures above are as disclosed in BW Premier Collection;'s most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640280 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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BW Premier Collection; franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: BW Premier Collection; does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for BW Premier Collection; — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (50% of travel & hospitality franchisors in our corpus do disclose); the fees, litigation and outlet churn BW Premier Collection;'s FDD does contain are on this page. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Hotel, travel & hospitality franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.
BW Premier Collection; lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
BW Premier Collection;'s most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) does disclose 6 legal proceedings in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against BW Premier Collection; itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. 6 of those proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for. Item 3 of the source FDD describes each case.
BW Premier Collection; closures & failure rate
Before you sign, BW Premier Collection; will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what BW Premier Collection;'s most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a travel & hospitality of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. BW Premier Collection;'s latest tables show a shrinking franchised network — more units left than opened. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 4.2%, against a travel & hospitality median of 4.1% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved -3 to 21 in the latest reported year.
Who owns BW Premier Collection;?
BW Premier Collection;'s franchise is offered by Best Western International, Inc. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:
Travel & hospitality franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing BW Premier Collection; is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
BW Premier Collection; franchise — frequently asked
Who owns BW Premier Collection; — who is the franchisor?
BW Premier Collection;'s most recently filed FDD (2026) names Best Western International, Inc. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for Best Western;. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a BW Premier Collection; franchise cost?
BW Premier Collection;'s most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $442,540 – $6,890,025, with an initial franchise fee of $25,000 and a 5% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against travel & hospitality peers it sits in the lower quartile (median $3,332,700).
How much profit does a BW Premier Collection; franchise make?
BW Premier Collection; makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for BW Premier Collection; at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labor and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
Does BW Premier Collection; disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — BW Premier Collection;'s most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing: 50% of travel & hospitality franchisors in our corpus do disclose.
Are there lawsuits against BW Premier Collection;?
BW Premier Collection;'s most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses 6 legal proceedings in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against BW Premier Collection; itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. 6 of the disclosed proceedings were brought by franchisees against the franchisor.
Is BW Premier Collection; a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from BW Premier Collection;'s numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against travel & hospitality peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is high risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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