Demand is turning the corner

About this episode

The episode discusses early indicators of hotel performance in 2026, focusing on demand trends and expectations for the FIFA World Cup.

Podcast hosts Isaac Collazo from STR and Jan Freitag from CoStar Group join CoStar News' Stephanie Ricca to look at some highlights of 2026 hotel performance so far, namely, some demand green shoots. The group takes an early look at FIFA World Cup hotel performance expectations, and dives into the hotel data around data center construction.

People in this episode

Hosts: Isaac Collazo, Jan Freitag, Stephanie Ricca

Topics covered

• hotel performance
• demand analysis
• FIFA World Cup
• data center construction
• hospitality industry

Keywords

• hotel performance
• demand
• FIFA World Cup
• data center
• hospitality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: STR, CoStar Group, CoStar News

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