{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Hotel Development 2026: Where New Builds Still Win","description":"Our friend Bruce Ford, SVP at Lodging Econometrics, joined me right after Lodging Econometrics released its Global Hotel Pipeline report\u2014and it comes with a few surprises and some \u201cpay attention to this\u201d moments for owners, operators, brands, and suppliers. We walk through what the report shows across new construction, renovations, and conversions\u2014and how the mix shifts depending on where you look. \ud83c\udf0d Bruce breaks down where new builds keep accelerating and where renovations\/conversions take the lead \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 China stays on a different scale for rooms under construction \ud83d\udd4b Mecca keeps projects moving, but timelines stretch 12\u201324 months as mega-project scope expands \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f Luxury trends smaller on key counts, and developers stack residential into the deal \ud83c\udfb8 Las Vegas stays active with renovations plus a few big-ticket bets \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 Conversions keep running in the U.S. because transactions trigger recapitalization and PIPs force decisions Thanks to Actabl for supporting this episode. Actabl gives you the power to profit. Visit Actabl.com. Want the weekly roundup of news, videos, and what you might\u2019ve missed from #NoVacancyNews? Text HOTEL to 66866. ","author_name":"No Vacancy Live and No Vacancy News","author_url":"http:\/\/novacancy.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41403840\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/41403840"}