A weird but good month

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 bring. Mentioned in this episode: An early look at how Trump administration may affect US hotel industry. And visit Spotify for a bonus playlist of all the songs Collazo, Freitag and Ricca mentioned on this year's podcast episodes.

What is Tell Me More: A Hospitality Data Podcast?

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 data.