EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

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     THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), executed as of September 17,

2001, by and between JOHN Q. HAMMONS HOTELS, INC., a Delaware Corporation (the

"Company"), and LOU WECKSTEIN ("Employee").



                                    RECITALS

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     Employee will be employed as the President of the Company on the terms and

conditions set forth herein.



     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein,

the parties agree as follows:



                                    AGREEMENT

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     1.   Employment. The Company hereby employs Employee as President

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("President") of the Company, and Employee hereby accepts employment on the

terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein. Employee shall have and

exercise the authority and perform the duties normally incident to the office of

President, as well as such other duties as may be reasonably delegated to him by

the Company's Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") and Board of Directors (the

"Board").



     2.   Employment Date. Employee's employment with the Company shall begin on

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September 15, 2001 (the "Commencement Date"), and shall continue until

terminated by either party.



     3.   Compensation.

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          (a)  Company agrees to pay the Employee an annual "Base Salary" of

Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) less applicable withholding, to be

paid to Employee on the Company's normal payroll schedule. For purposes of this

Agreement, "Base Salary" shall not include any performance incentives, bonuses,

or other benefits.



          (b)  The Employee shall be entitled to participate in any incentive or

supplemental compensation plan or arrangement instituted by the Company for

which the Employee is eligible as determined by the plan, and shall be eligible

for an annual cash bonus for his first year of employment of up to forty percent

(40%) of the Base Salary. The amount of such bonus, if any, will be determined

on the same basis and under the same bonus plan used for other executive

officers of Company.



          (c)  The Employee agrees and hereby acknowledges that any money,

benefits or other forms of compensation paid to Employee by a private individual

or entity affiliated with



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the Company ("Extra Compensation") are provided as additional compensation for

his services to the Company. Employee also agrees and acknowledges that Extra

Compensation in no way affects the Duty of Loyalty and other fiduciary duties

Employee owes to Company and its shareholders as an officer of the Company

(collectively "Fiduciary Duties"). The Employee further agrees to immediately

notify the Company in writing at the end of each year the full amount of any

Extra Compensation received by him that year and the person paying that Extra

Compensation.



          (d)  Stock Options. The Company shall grant to Employee options to

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purchase one hundred thousand (100,000) shares ("Options") of the Company's

Class A Common Stock, par value One Dollar ($1.00) ("Common Stock"), for their

fair market value on the grant date of the option, pursuant to the Company's

1994 Stock Option Plan as in effect on the date hereof.

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