Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Formerly known as Worldwide Express
Bottom line
- Total investment $216K – $17.1M including a $35K franchise fee, 5.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 21 loans (below the industry average).
- 10 litigation matters disclosed in Item 3 — higher than typical. Review the summary for patterns (franchisor-initiated vs. franchisee-initiated).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Trademark Collection by Wyndham unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
1%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate upscale boutique hotel properties under the Wyndham brand, managing daily operations including guest services, housekeeping, maintenance, and revenue management. They collect gross room revenues against which the 5.5% royalty is calculated, while competing in unprotected territories with no exclusive geographic rights.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 30 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
High-risk expansion-phase hospitality franchise with systemic legal exposure, non-transparent financials, territorial vulnerability, and aggressive growth metrics that mask underlying unit profitability concerns.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo financial performance disclosures (Item 19) despite wide investment range ($216K-$17M), making ROI assessment impossible
- 02HIGHAggressive litigation portfolio spanning price-fixing, antitrust, privacy violations, and FTC settlements indicating systemic compliance issues
- 03MINORExplosive unit growth (35.9% YoY) suggests rapid expansion without quality control; unsustainable growth often precedes contraction
- 04MINORNo territory protection combined with unprotected market creates franchisee cannibalization risk and commoditization
- 05MEDHigh royalty burden (5.5% of gross revenues) with no disclosed average revenue means franchisees absorb risk blindly
- 06MINORWide investment variance ($216K to $17M) indicates unpredictable startup costs and inconsistent unit economics
- 07MINOR20-year term locks franchisees into brand during period of active legal/regulatory challenges
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
80 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Trademark Collection by Wyndham · FDD (2024) PDF