Research (STR), Jan Freitag oversees all projects charged with the accu- mulation and interpretation of global lodging data. Prior to joining STR, he was the director of content integrity at hotelreports.com and was a hos- pitality consultant with Ernst & Young in Phoenix. He is quoted by news organizations and publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Te New York Times, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Forbes. Mr. Freitag writes a monthly column for Lodging magazine, the official magazine of the AH&LA. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and his executive MBA from Vanderbilt University. Mr. Freitag oversees all aspects of the Spa STAR program, which brings benchmarking and market insights to the global spa industry.
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n his role as vice president of global development at Smith Travel