2. How come the advertisements of the largest hotel franchise companies never mention area of protection and encroachment; termination and liquidated damages; mediation, arbitration and litigation; transferability of the license agreement; reservation conversion ratios and productivity; venues for law suits, etc.?

3. Which hotel franchise companies are defranchising exterior corridor properties? Unfortunately, there is a dearth of reliable data regarding regarding many of the questions involved in this controversy: a) how many exterior corridor properties are in operation in the U.S.? b) what do travelers think about exterior corridor properties? c) are these properties outdated and undesirable? d) how many guests prefer to park their cars close to their rooms so that they can see their SUVs and their possessions, have only a short walk with their luggage, have the convenience of avoiding hotel lobbies, elevators and long interior corridors? e) do women guests believe that exterior corridor motor inns are safer?

In light of their constant rhetorical claims of fairness in franchising, how can franchise companies reconcile these claims with the painful reality facing hotel owners whose exterior corridor properties are losing value every day?

Stanley Turkel operates his hotel consulting office as a sole practitioner specializing in franchising issues and litigation support services.