Bottom line
- Total investment $18.9M – $32.7M including a $35.0M franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- 14 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 TRYP by Wyndham unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
0%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees develop, own, and operate mid-scale TRYP-branded hotels under Wyndham's management and reservation systems. Day-to-day operations include guest services, housekeeping, food & beverage management, revenue management coordination, and compliance with Wyndham brand standards while remitting 5% of gross room revenues as royalties.
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 · 13 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
TRYP represents high-risk hotel franchise investment with extreme capital requirements, minimal growth, opaque financial metrics, pervasive litigation (including FTC action), and corporate going concern issues.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINORExtremely high investment range ($18.9M–$32.7M) with minimal unit growth (only 9 units at 12.5% YoY) suggests poor ROI trajectory and high barrier to entry relative to system size
- 02MEDNo disclosed average revenue or net income (missing Item 19) prevents validation of profitability claims; combined with high royalty rate (5% GRR) makes financial performance opaque
- 03HIGHMultiple active litigation exposures including FTC settlement for cybersecurity breaches, class actions for price-fixing via revenue management software, fraudulent fee misrepresentation, and surreptitious recording of calls—indicates systematic compliance and trust issues
- 04HIGHGoing Concern = False signals potential financial instability at corporate level, raising questions about franchise support infrastructure and long-term viability
- 05MINOROnly 9 franchised units is extremely small for a major hotel brand, suggesting weak franchisee recruitment/retention and possible market rejection of the model
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
15 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
TRYP by Wyndham · FDD (2026) PDF