JP Ford

Bio

JP leads all of the strategic sales initiatives for Lodging Econometrics. He is an industry-leading real estate advisory specialist with over 30 years of experience providing business development, acquisition, and disposition services.

JP serves as a trusted advisor to Franchise Companies looking to identify branding opportunities; Ownership and Management Groups looking to add real estate assets and management contracts to their portfolios; Lodging Industry Vendors seeking to increase product distribution and Wall Street Analysts interested in evaluating hotel development, hotel sales transaction trends, and assessing investment potential in hotel companies and markets.

JP chairs the committee responsible for gathering nominations and selecting the finalists for the America’s Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) “Development of the Year” awards, which recognize the most outstanding achievement in hotel construction and design in the country. JP is also a committee member of the Caribbean Hotel and Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS), which selects the “Development of the Year Award,” in the Caribbean.

JP is a speaker at various hotel industry events and conferences and regularly contributes to several lodging real estate publications.

JP is a Certified Hotel Broker (CHB), a Member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC), and a Member of the Board of Trustees for Catholic Charities of New Hampshire.