receipt of the invoice. (3) You must pay 2% of Total Rooms Revenue as a Reservation Fee. You must participate in third party reservation systems that we make available, including AMADEUS, GALILEO/APOL
From the filings
Radisson RED
LodgingRadisson RED operates 2 US units — 1 franchised, 1 company-owned — under a 2022 FDD that names Choice Hotels' Chief Information Officer for the Americas directly in Item 2. Eight distribution and hospitality systems, including Oracle OPERA, Sabre, and Salesforce, carry a mandate, making this one of the more tightly controlled tech stacks in the lodging segment.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
7%of gross sales (FY2022)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
8 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
of the invoice. (3) You must pay 2% of Total Rooms Revenue as a Reservation Fee. You must participate in third party reservation systems that we make available, including AMADEUS, GALILEO/APOLLO, SABR
conduct follow-up inspections, or if we or a Third Party we designate conduct an inspection because of your or the Hotel’s failure to comply with our standards relating to minimum Medallia or other gu
ur affiliates nor any third party are required to maintain, repair, upgrade or update the ORACLE Opera Cloud PMS. If during the time you are using the ORACLE Opera Cloud PMS we or ORACLE require an up
n receipt of an invoice for the supplies and is nonrefundable. You must use our required hotel computer systems, which we may periodically change. Currently, we require you to use ORACLE Opera Cloud P
(3) You must pay 2% of Total Rooms Revenue as a Reservation Fee. You must participate in third party reservation systems that we make available, including AMADEUS, GALILEO/APOLLO, SABRE, WORLDSPAN, va
s, a franchise plaque, and the initial development charge for WebExtra. Radisson Hotels International, Inc. 29 15 You must pay us an annual fee for a minimum of 4 licenses for the Salesforce Community
must pay 2% of Total Rooms Revenue as a Reservation Fee. You must participate in third party reservation systems that we make available, including AMADEUS, GALILEO/APOLLO, SABRE, WORLDSPAN, various In
00, before we reinstate the Reservation System services. (26) This annual fee is for a minimum of 4 licenses. Additional licenses are available for $110 per year per license. (27) CVent Private Label
c processes for supporting the loyalty program at the front desk. 9 The General Manager must complete the ORACLE Opera Cloud PMS online training program within 30 days of hire. 10 Lanyon is used to ma
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 8 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 17
You must maintain Financial Statements that accurately reflect all aspects of the Hotel’s Operation in accordance with the Uniform System, and your business in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 17
We will have independent access to your Technology Systems.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesItem 17
You must deliver the Hotel’s and your monthly and annual Financial Statements to us when requested.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Currently, you must purchase only from us the Start-up Supplies (and replacements for those supplies), the Salesforce Community platform licenses and reservation services provided through our reservation system.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
226578Item 8
In the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, our total revenues were $38,226,847, of which approximately $226,578 (0.6%) was derived from the sale of required products and services to our franchisees.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Our affiliates also received contributions from vendors to help pay for our Brand Business Conference.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
There is no charge to you for this process unless we engage the services of a testing service.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to have a supplier designated an “approved” supplier, you must submit information about the supplier and its relevant products or services to us for review.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
You acknowledge that we have the sole right to and interest in all telephone numbers, directory listings, email addresses, domain names profiles, and accounts associated with the Marks, including any Radisson Internet Presence, as well as any content thereon.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 17
You must complete the PCI self-assessment questionnaires and take any other action we may periodically require to ensure your ongoing compliance with the PCI Data Security Standards and pay such fees as we specify.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
You must participate in all guest satisfaction programs we require.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 17
We or a Third Party we designate, at reasonable times and frequencies, may enter the Hotel to perform inspections and to interview Hotel employees to determine whether you are complying with this Agreement.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 17
We may modify the Operating Manuals at any time.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must select your Hotel site, subject to our consent, and obtain fee or leasehold title for the site and Hotel and all necessary permits before you sign the License Agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 17
You may not establish or maintain, or have established or maintained on your behalf, either alone or in concert with others, any electronic medium or method of communication, including a website, email address, home page, HTML document, Internet site, web page, or social media or social networking site, hashtag…
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
You must participate in all programs while they are in effect.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 17
You must participate in any local and regional marketing cooperatives or groups established by us for the Hotel’s locality and region.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
You may only use approved equipment, products, fixtures, signs, advertising materials, trademarked items and other items (collectively, “approved supplies”) in the Hotel as set forth in the approved supplies and approved suppliers lists, which we may periodically amend.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 17
Certain approved supplies may only be available from one source, and we or our Affiliates may be that source.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
Unless we otherwise agree, you must pay fees and other amounts due to us via electronic funds transfer or other similar means.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
At all times, you must have a member of the management team on duty who is responsible for the Operation of the Hotel.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have independent access to the information and data that is stored in either the ORACLE Opera Cloud PMS via interfacing software.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We conduct orientation and other training for which we may charge fees and, if the Hotel does not comply with our standards, we may require you to receive and pay for certain customized training, support or consultation services at the Hotel.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 6
Your General Manager and Director of Sales (or highest ranking sales officer) must attend our annual Brand Business Conference (“Conference”) if one is held, and Regional Meetings, if held.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 6
The vendor opportunity at Radisson RED
Radisson RED runs 2 US units — 1 franchised, 1 company-owned — under a 5.0% royalty and a 2022 FDD, inside Choice Hotels' lodging portfolio alongside Radisson, Radisson Collection, MainStay, Park Inn, and Clarion Hotels. Item 19 makes no financial performance representation.
Who controls software purchasing
Choice Hotels names its Americas CIO, Todd Schnobrich, directly in Item 2 — the clearest technology buying signal in this filing. M. Thomas Buoy (Interim CEO, EVP, and Chief Commercial Officer), Amber Thiel (SVP and CFO), Phillip F. Hugh (Chief Development Officer), and Tanya M. Taylor (EVP and General Counsel) round out the named leadership, all carrying Americas-region titles.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Eight systems are mandated, and none is merely named: Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, and Worldspan for global distribution (Item 6); Oracle (Item 11); Oracle OPERA (Item 5); Medallia for guest feedback (Item 17); and Salesforce (Item 7). Every technology vendor that appears in this filing is a required part of the operation.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: most goods must meet franchisor standards, some items require a designated single supplier, and Salesforce Community platform licenses plus reservation services specifically route through the franchisor's own systems. Franchisees can request approval of alternative suppliers where no designated source applies.
How to read the Radisson RED FDD
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2022. The embedded viewer below covers Items 2, 5, 6, 7, and 11 — the sections that carry all eight mandated systems.
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Questions vendors ask
Radisson RED, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
8 operators run 8 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| CA | 4 |
|---|---|
| FL | 2 |
| TX | 1 |
| TN | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Radisson RED
holding_vehicle of Choice Hotels.
Sibling brands
Related Lodging brands
Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.