Why The National Forecast Is Your Starting Point - Jan Freitag, CoStar

Hospitality Daily Podcast · Feb 2, 2026 · 28m

In this episode, Jan Freitag, National Director, Hospitality Analytics at CoStar Group, shares why the national forecast should be your starting point -- and gives specific things you can do to find growth this year.

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"Tell Me More" Podcast by Jan Freitag & Isaac Collazo: Apple Podcasts or Spotify

Read Jan's latest articles for CoStar

Video: Teague Talks with Jan Freitag of CoStar Group

Our previous conversation: Tariffs, Travel Disruption, and What Hotel Leaders Must Do Now - Jan Freitag, CoStar

I-92/APIS Dataset from the U.S. Department of Commerce

Canadian travel statistics

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