MWITA-BAO-2026-005 · Evidence B · P1
U.S. hotel rebranding was associated with an average 6.31% occupancy increase; about 60% of the modeled effect came from the before/after brand identities and 40% from property-by-brand fit, so the label and the asset-brand match should not be collapsed.
What this does not establish
Hotel occupancy, not room revenue, profit, consumer recall or corporate market value; lodging franchise conversions may bundle physical and operational changes with naming.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Most of the gain was attributable to brand identity, but 40% depended on property-brand interaction, rejecting a name-only interpretation.
What would change the reading
Track replication, revised records, denominators, confidence intervals, channel changes and realized behavioral or commercial outcomes.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.