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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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35:47

Dog Days

Tell Me More: A Hospitality Data Podcast ·

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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34:24

Biggest and Best

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2024/02/28

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, share insight into transaction trends and offer their take on 2024's upcoming spring break season.

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27:16

Are We Out of the Woods Yet?

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2024/01/29

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 trends that will shape the coming year and more.

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25:09

Bonus Episode: Clearing Skies

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2024/01/05

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 what wild cards are on the horizon? Freitag and Collazo talk about all that and more.

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24:09

The New Equilibrium

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2023/12/19

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.

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13:17

Listener Mailbag: ESG, Surprises in 2023 and More

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2023/12/04

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 surprise question at the end.

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19:46

New York State of Mind

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2023/11/30

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 City's high occupancy and rate growth.

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36:32

Opportunities, Not Problems

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2023/10/31

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 and group travel are picking up, why Top 25 cities are powering performance and where they stand on a recession.

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26:57

Let AI Be Your Co-Pilot

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2023/10/05

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 also shares one of the many things he has in common with Taylor Swift.

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21:43

A "Stub-Your-Toe" Recession?

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2023/08/22

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 well-insulated against major disruptors. The discussion also covers Collazo and Freitag's takes on demand shifts at the low and high ends of travel, and what the eventual return of international inbound travel to the U.S. might look like. This

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24:31

Partly Cloudy Skies Ahead

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2023/07/25

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 latest "will we or won't we?" debate on the potential of a U.S. recession, and more.

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