Expansion prospects for the upper-midscale and upscale hotel sectors remain favorable at any point in the current development cycle, STR Analytics concluded after examining current and past data. The two sectors comprise 62% of upcoming development, STR found. The firm analyzed two previous cycles and found that average ramp-up time increased in 2002 to 2009 compared with 1994 to 2001. Read the HotelNewsNow.com story here