The next chapter of travel
How changing guest behavior, supply, and macroeconomics are remaking where—and how—the world travels.
Keynotes, panels & conversations
Jamie Lane is an economist for the real world.
Data with a human point of view.
Jamie makes the big shifts in travel, housing, and the economy clear, relevant, and worth talking about long after the room empties.
Seen & heard in
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On stage
Big questions.
Clearer decisions.
Jamie brings energy, candor, and a deep command of the data to every room—from boardrooms and industry summits to podcasts and television.
Housing, policy & place
A clear-eyed look at the forces shaping housing affordability, local economies, and the future of communities.
Data that changes decisions
Turning complex market signals into the practical choices leaders need to make next.
The room after the keynote
Ideas do more
when they leave
the spreadsheet.
A practical view of the economic signals leaders can act on—without the jargon or the guesswork.
On the mic
Keep the conversation going.
Two shows. Hundreds of conversations. A front-row seat to the ideas moving hospitality, travel, and short-term rentals.
01 / SHOW
Good Morning
Hospitality
The industry's morning conversation—news, analysis, and the people building what's next in hospitality.
02 / SHOW
STR
Data Lab
Jamie gets past the headlines and into the data behind the multi-billion-dollar short-term rental industry.
The eclipse effect · April 2024
The map that made
a moment visible.
Jamie's AirDNA visualization revealed short-term-rental occupancy tracing the path of totality ahead of the solar eclipse. The story turned a live data signal into a cultural moment—and carried into coverage from Axios and The Economist.
APR 05APR 08 Booking activity rises along the path of totality
In the press
Evidence worth
talking about.
Jamie's analysis shows up wherever travel, housing, and the economy collide.
Explore the full press archiveThe 10 best places to invest in short-term rentals in the U.S. in 2026
Open storyHow the FIFA World Cup is shaping the short-term rental market
Open storyWhy holiday rentals are winning the war for Europe’s city centres
Open storyAirbnb lets you add a private chef to your rental. Your host might not like it.
Open storyNew Jersey to World Cup fans: come on over
Open storyAbout Jamie
Data matters.
Stories make it move.
Jamie Lane is Chief Economist and SVP of Analytics at AirDNA. A hospitality economist and data storyteller, he turns signals in short-term-rental supply, demand, and pricing into practical insight for travel, real estate, and hospitality leaders.
With more than a decade in hospitality economics, including ten years at CBRE, Jamie brings a perspective that is rigorous, direct, and built for decisions—not just dashboards.
Chief Economist & SVP of Analytics, AirDNAHost, STR Data LabHost, Good Morning Hospitality
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