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Transactions with Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Transactions with Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Transactions with Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

The Company has a management fee arrangement for marketing services with a joint venture partner. For both the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, fees earned and payroll costs reimbursed under this arrangement totaled $0.3 million.

The Company has entered into franchise agreements with certain of the unconsolidated joint ventures discussed in Note 5. Pursuant to these franchise agreements, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company recorded royalty and marking reservation system fees of approximately $4.6 million and $3.9 million, respectively. The Company recorded $1.1 million and $1.3 million as a receivable due from these joint ventures as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. In addition, the Company paid commissions of $44 thousand and $22 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 to an on-line travel agent for which the Company is a joint venture member.