Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca to talk about U.S. hotel performance in May, and how inflation continues to factor in to otherwise good performance gains. International travel

Special Episode: A Look at the Latest Forecast

Jun 4th, 2024 14m 49s

Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca for this special episode from the 2024 NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference to unpack STR and Tourism Economics' latest

Hold on Tight

May 29th, 2024 36m 30s

Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca to talk about April's U.S. hotel performance, and the highs and lows by chain scales year to date. Extended-stay hotels take the discussion spo

We Are Very Much Alive

Apr 30th, 2024 33m 17s

Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca to unpack the effects this year's Easter holiday shift had on March and first quarter hotel performance. They talk about Top 25 market performa

Smooth Jazz and Bubbling Volcanoes

Mar 27th, 2024 25m

Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca at the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference in Atlanta to unpack the latest numbers. Hot topics include evidence of a growing bifurcation between

Biggest and Best

Feb 28th, 2024 34m 24s

CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo share data and anecdotes about Super Bowl weekend in Las Vegas, as well as other highlights from February hotel performance in the U.S. They unpack the latest round of public company earnings calls,

Are We Out of the Woods Yet?

Jan 29th, 2024 27m 16s

This episode was recorded at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit in Los Angeles. CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo share what they heard around the show and unpack the latest CoStar/Tourism Economics forecast. They also touch on t

Bonus

Bonus Episode: Clearing Skies

Jan 5th, 2024 25m 9s

Kick off the new year with CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo as they predict hotel industry trends for 2024 in this bonus episode. What does the U.S. economic picture mean for hotels? Will international inbound travel return? And wha

The New Equilibrium

Dec 19th, 2023 24m 9s

CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo break down the last two months of 2023 hotel performance, then they share their thoughts on the year in review.

Bonus

Listener Mailbag: ESG, Surprises in 2023 and More

Dec 4th, 2023 13m 17s

In this bonus episode, CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo answer reader questions that range from sustainability trends in the industry to when U.S. hoteliers can expect to see international inbound travel return. Plus, both answer a

New York State of Mind

Nov 30th, 2023 19m 46s

CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo talk about how fourth-quarter hotel performance and economic trends in the U.S. have them in agreement that a recession won't happen this year. They also take a closer look at what's driving New York

Opportunities, Not Problems

Oct 31st, 2023 36m 32s

CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo unpack the current state of U.S. hotel classes and what a potential Choice Hotels International/Wyndham Hotels & Resorts combination might look like in hotel data. They cover how business-transient a

Let AI Be Your Co-Pilot

Oct 5th, 2023 26m 57s

CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo share why there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic as a hotelier despite fears of a looming recession and why they believe artificial intelligence should be your friend, not your foe. Jan a

A "Stub-Your-Toe" Recession?

Aug 22nd, 2023 21m 43s

In this episode, recorded on August 11, 2023, Tell Me More's Isaac Collazo and Jan Freitag agree that a recession isn't necessarily in the cards, and even if it's a "stub-your-toe" type of recession that doesn't hurt much, the hotel industry is

Partly Cloudy Skies Ahead

Jul 25th, 2023 24m 31s

In this episode, recorded July 20, 2023, Tell Me More's Isaac Collazo and Jan Freitag unpack hotel performance in the second quarter of 2023 and talk about how business, group and leisure travel are normalizing. The discussion also covers the l

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