Centralized Services; Purchasing; Loyalty Programs Sample Clauses

Centralized Services; Purchasing; Loyalty Programs. (a) Commencing with the Effective Date and thereafter during the Term of this Agreement, Manager shall cause to be furnished to the Hotel the services which are furnished generally on a central, regional or other group basis to other ____________ hotels managed/owned by Manager or one of its Affiliates (the "Centralized Services"), the cost of which shall be paid by Owner as a Deduction. The Centralized Services provided by Manager or an Affiliate as of the Effective Date, and the charges therefor, are set forth on Exhibit "B" attached hereto and Manager hereby represents that such charges are at the same rate as generally applicable to other _____________ hotels managed by Manager or one of its Affiliates. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement: (i) In the case of charges for Centralized Services allocated wholly or partially on a percentage of revenue basis, the percentage basis set forth on Exhibit "B" shall not increase; (ii) The costs of Centralized Services shall not include any amounts for Manager's overhead in providing headquarters supervision in the management of the Hotel (unless such oversight is for the Hotel only and has been requested by the Owner); (iii) The allocation of payroll costs and expenses incurred for procuring or providing the Centralized Services shall be limited to the lower of either (A) the actual allocated payroll costs and expenses or (B) _______% of Gross Receipts. (iv) The charges for Centralized Services shall be allocated on a fair and non-discriminatory basis among all hotels receiving such services; (v) Manager shall not discriminate against the Hotel in favor of hotels owned by Manager or an Affiliate in the services offered as Centralized Services or in the charges to the Hotel for such Centralized Services; (vi) Manager shall provide Centralized Services at a charge to the Hotel no greater than the cost at which an independent, unaffiliated third party would supply comparable services; (vii) Manager shall provide Centralized Services at a charge to the Hotel no greater than the lowest charge (on a per unit basis) to any hotel receiving comparable services, which hotel begins receiving such services subsequent to the Effective Date; and, (viii) To the extent any Centralized Services are provided or made available to Manager or an Affiliate by independent, unaffiliated third parties for use at the Hotel, the charges for such Centralized Services shall not include any "▇▇▇▇-up" by Manager or such A...