The short-term rental economist.
Chief Economist at AirDNA, keynote speaker, and the analyst reporters call when a booking pattern becomes a story about travel, housing, or the economy.
Jamie Lane
Jamie Lane is Chief Economist and SVP of Analytics at AirDNA, where he leads the economics, data science, and research teams behind the short-term rental industry's most-cited data. He translates bookings, pricing, and supply signals into clear insights on travel demand, housing, regulation, and the broader economy.
Before joining AirDNA in 2020, Lane spent a decade in hospitality economics at CBRE. In 2016, he co-authored the hotel industry's first major U.S. study of Airbnb's impact on lodging, using AirDNA data. His analysis has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bloomberg, Reuters, the Financial Times, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, and Axios.
A sought-after keynote speaker and media commentator, Lane helps travel, hospitality, real estate, and policy audiences make sense of changing demand and the decisions it requires. He hosts STR Data Lab, co-hosts Good Morning Hospitality, and owns a short-term rental in the North Georgia mountains. Lane is based in Atlanta and speaks worldwide.
From the market
to the moment.
Jamie owns a short-term rental in the North Georgia mountains. This YouTube series follows the decisions behind it, bringing market questions into the real world.
A point of view for rooms
that want to move forward.
On stage
Keynotes and conversations that make the economic story clear, relevant, and worth discussing after the event.
02On the mic
Through STR Data Lab and Good Morning Hospitality, Jamie stays close to the people and ideas changing the industry.
03In the news
Jamie's analysis has informed coverage at leading outlets wherever travel, housing, and the economy meet.
Work with Jamie
Keynotes, main-stage sessions, panels, executive briefings, and media. Atlanta-based and available worldwide.
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