Why Hotel Development Keeps Shifting Toward Conversions and Renovations

This Day 3 ALIS update focuses on what the hotel data shows — not predictions, not sentiment.

In this episode of No Vacancy, Glenn Haussman connects remotely with Bruce Ford, SVP at Lodging Econometrics, who is on the ground at ALIS in Los Angeles.

Bruce walks through current pipeline data and how it lines up with conversations happening at the conference. The discussion stays focused on pipeline mix, renovation volume, brand activity, and where capital continues to move across markets.

Topics include:

• How conversions and renovations show up across the pipeline

• Where midscale brands appear most frequently in current data

• What renovation volume looks like compared to prior cycles

• How brand consistency factors into development discussions

• How financing conditions shape development decisions

• Which markets continue to show momentum

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