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. 

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.

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 episode contains references to sessions at the 2023 Hotel Data Conference. Click here for continuing coverage from that event.

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.