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Tell Me More: A Hospitality Data Podcast

CoStar News Hotels

Hotel data tells a great story, but sometimes you want more of the conversation behind the numbers. In this award-winning podcast, data analysis veterans Isaac Collazo and Jan Freitag unpack the latest hotel performance and demand trends, discuss the news affecting the numbers and give their off-the-cuff takes on hotel performance analysis in the moment. Sit back and enjoy their rapid-fire banter as they agree, disagree and sometimes agree to disagree on the latest trends affecting hotel industry

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41:00

Going down a rabbit hole

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2025/06/27

U.S. hotel performance in May was decidedly lackluster, but Tell Me More podcast hosts Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar point out some bright spots, like notable recent hotel transactions and the team's recent gold medal for best podcast at the National Association of Real Estate Reporters' annual conference. This episode also refers to this recent CoStar News Hotels podcast about summer travel trends with Deloitte's Maggie Rauch.

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13:00

Special Episode: Unpacking the June Updated Forecast

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2025/06/05

In this special episode recorded on June 2, 2025, at the NYU IHIF conference in New York City, STR's Isaac Collazo and CoStar's Jan Freitag join CoStar News' Stephanie Ricca to talk about the latest U.S. hotel industry forecast revision from CoStar Group and Tourism Economics. Collazo and Freitag debate what might spur positive or negative deviations from this latest forecast as the rest of the year plays out, including changes in demand, consumer confidence and more. Visit

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41:25

Candy store

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2025/05/27

Tell Me More podcast hosts Isaac Collazo, Jan Freitag and Stephanie Ricca look at how current news headlines are (or are not) reflected in the data. Collazo shares April hotel performance data highlights around the world, and Freitag unpacks the current hotel pipeline.

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38:32

Don't say the "U" word

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2025/04/29

Tell Me More podcast hosts Isaac Collazo, Jan Freitag and Stephanie Ricca try to get through an entire episode without saying the word "uncertainty." Collazo shares March and full first-quarter hotel performance data highlights around the world, and the two debate the influence airline performance has on the hotel industry, as well as whether or not consumer confidence can hold.

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28:59

Listen to Ringo Starr

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2025/03/25

Recording live from the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference, Tell Me More podcast hosts Isaac Collazo, Jan Freitag and Stephanie Ricca discuss some new ways STR is unpacking hotel industry performance at a micro-market level, their impressions of the current macroeconomic environment and why there's always reason for hope.

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36:02

Let's pretend it's sunny and warm

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2025/02/24

January 2025 posted high revenue per available room growth, but sometimes the numbers are not what they seem. Tell Me More podcast hosts Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar unpack the anomalies that made January's number look high, they talk about small movements in the hotel pipeline and they discuss the percentage of hotels around the world that have recovered 2019 occupancy levels.

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43:22

Look up at 2025

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2025/01/27

Tell Me More: A Hospitality Data Podcast returns in 2025 with a look at recent changes that are having an impact on hotels, like natural disasters and a new U.S. administration. Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca for more in-depth looks at 2024 in review and what to expect as 2025 begins. Mentioned in this episode: 'More peeks of sun' in 2025 hotel industry outlook. And visit Spotify for a bonus playlist of all the songs

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23:27

Bonus episode: Still cloudy, but with more peeks of sun

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2025/01/02

Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca for this special bonus episode to make some predictions for hotel performance in 2025. Collazo and Freitag highlight key performance indicators to watch in the new year with renewed optimism. Mentioned in this episode: The skies will clear for hoteliers in 2024

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37:28

A weird but good month

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2024/12/26

November 2024 was "a weird but good month" for hotels around the world, according to Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar. They join host Stephanie Ricca for the final episode of 2024 to talk about November hotel performance, which was influenced by the U.S. presidential election and a shorter period between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Collazo shares new data analysis on hotel conversions, and Freitag anticipates some changes a new administration may

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42:53

Anticipation

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2024/11/26

Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca to unpack October U.S. hotel performance highlights, talking in detail about demand and revenue per available room trends that indicate leisure travel continuing to normalize. The hosts take a deep dive into what the forthcoming holiday season will look like, with Christmas and New Year's Day both falling on Wednesday.

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53:49

Unpacking 2025 trends with Expedia Group

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2024/10/31

This month, Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar welcome special guest Brandon Ehrhardt from Expedia Group to chat about the travel giant's Unpack '25 report forecasting 2025's most intriguing travel trends. Plus, Collazo and Freitag share September 2024 hotel performance highlights. Find the Expedia Group Unpack '25 report here: https://www.expedia.com/unpack-travel-trends/

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43:21

Positive is a Positive

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2024/09/26

Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca to discuss the U.S. hotel industry's turnaround in August, which signals the end of a summer that ended up having the third-highest room demand since STR began tracking data. The analysts share their predictions of what impact the U.S. interest-rate cut will have on hotel deals and the hotel pipeline. The discussion concludes with a look at the ever-expanding number of hotels around the

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35:37

Give Back the Medal

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2024/08/29

Tell Me More podcasters Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar join host Stephanie Ricca from HNN to unpack July's surprising revenue per available room drop into negative territory. Amid the choppiness of recent performance and continuing bifurcation between low-end and high-end hotels, Collazo and Freitag reassure listeners that group travel continues to regain ground, and August is shaping up well. Lack of new hotel supply continues to keep Collazo and Freitag optimistic, and

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46:08

Live From the Hotel Data Conference

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2024/08/21

It's a first for the Tell Me More team as they record this special episode in front of a live audience at the Hotel Data Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo bring special guest Alex Cisneros, chief commercial officer of Mint House, on stage at the annual conference to talk about the latest trends in what guests really want when they travel, plus some color on the latest STR and Tourism Economics U.S. forecast revision.This special live episodes

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29:45

Finding the Saving Grace

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2024/07/29

While hotel industry performance continues to improve at least marginally, CoStar's Jan Freitag and STR's Isaac Collazo dive into what's keeping things from being worse than they current are, why the current environment is more stable than it feels and what the hotel industry has in common with the Summer Olympics in Paris.

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35:47

Dog Days

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2024/06/25

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 trends take the discussion spotlight, and Collazo and Freitag discuss San Francisco's continued recovery trajectory.

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14:49

Special Episode: A Look at the Latest Forecast

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2024/06/04

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 U.S. hotel industry forecast.

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36:30

Hold on Tight

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2024/05/29

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 spotlight, and Collazo and Freitag debate the possibilities of stagnation.

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33:17

We Are Very Much Alive

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2024/04/30

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 performance, particularly what's happening in New York City. They end the conversation with some indicators that hotel transactions are picking up.

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25:00

Smooth Jazz and Bubbling Volcanoes

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2024/03/27

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 traveler groups, how much impact Las Vegas really does have on U.S. performance overall and Collazo and Freitag's takeaways from the investment conference.

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