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 Gather and Go makes you a more successful group travel pro. Whether you own a thriving tour company or are just starting on your group travel journey, this is the travel podcast you can’t afford to miss. Every two weeks, veteran group travel journalist Brian Jewell interviews tourism innovators, experts and thought leaders who share insights to help you grow your group travel program — and your profits. Plus, you’ll also get tourism news you won’t hear anywhere else, along with clever travel hacks and hot takes on the biggest issues facing group travel planners every day.Copyright 2022 The Group Travel Leader Inc. Direction Economie Management et direction Sciences sociales Écritures et commentaires de voyage
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  • Surprise! Hotels Are Cheaper Than You Think

    Surprise! Hotels Are Cheaper Than You Think
    May 6 2026
    Are hotel rooms more expensive than they used to be? Jan Freitag’s answer may surprise you. As the national director of hospitality analytics at CoStar Group, Jan has been studying hotel pricing trends for years. And he believes that in many places, hotels are more of a bargain today than they were in 2019. Jan joins this episode of the podcast to help us make sense of the mystifying world of hotel pricing. He explains how inflation, demand and labor pressures shape the rates you pay when you stay, shares his forecast for hotel pricing for the rest of 2027, and gives some tips for how you can score great hotel values for your tour groups. Plus, we have news about travel company closures at home and abroad and Brian’s reflections about when and how to wind down a travel enterprise. Insights from Jan Jan brought a data-rich perspective on the hotel business that helped illuminate the current pricing environment. Here’s what he had to say about the perceived high prices of hotels today: “They may feel expensive; the reality is the price increases in the hotel industry have actually not kept track with the inflation rate. So when you go back to 2019, you see that today’s rates are roughly 22% higher than they were then, which may sound like a lot. But CPI, the consumer price index, went up 25%. So in what economists call real terms, room rates today are actually cheaper than they were pre-pandemic.” Plus, he had great perspectives on: How demand impacts hotel pricingHow the Canadian inbound dip is impacting the American hotel marketWhy luxury travel continues to skyrocket Resources Mentioned in This Episode Follow Jan Freitag on LinkedIn. Learn more about CoStar Group and find “Tell Me More: A Hospitality Data Podcast” at costargroup.com. Learn how to improve your group travel program with our Group Travel Essentials series. Key Moments From This Episode 1:19 — Travel News: Travel company closures at home and abroad 2:45 — News From Us: Essential education for group travel planners 6:41 — Hotels aren’t as expensive as they seem 9:07 — How hoteliers handle inflation 10:18 — The factors driving hotel prices up 13:53 — Is immigration policy impacting hotel staffing? 15:52 — Forecasting hotel trends for 2026 and beyond 17:21 — Surprising ways demand is affecting hotel prices 21:45 — The stratospheric rise of luxury travel 23:24 — Is the Canadian inbound slump impacting room rates? 25:53 — How to find hotel savings for tour groups 29:32 — How COVID disrupted the hotel renovation cycle 34:00 — Are hotels any cheaper abroad? 47:06 — Brian’s thoughts on when (and how) to close your travel company Watch the Full Interview See the full interview with Jan on our YouTube channel. About the Podcast Gather and Go with Brian Jewell is a tourism industry podcast that helps group travel leaders plan, promote and lead better trips. There are also tips and insights for destination marketers and others who support the tourism trade. Each episode reaches thousands of professional tour operators, travel agents and the volunteer group leaders they serve. The audience also includes destination museum leaders, church travel leaders and other tourism enthusiasts around the world. Each show includes an interview with a smart travel pro or an insightful person from outside tourism who’s expertise can help make travel businesses better. You’ll also hear travel news, road tips and more. New episodes are released about twice monthly. You can find Gather and Go wherever your listen to podcasts or subscribe by email.
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    56 min
  • BONUS: Courage That Changed History

    BONUS: Courage That Changed History
    Apr 29 2026

    The bravery in Birmingham inspired the word — and eventually changed history.

    Birmingham, Alabama, was ground zero for much of the planning, protesting and other activities that were critical to the Civil Rights Movement. On this special bonus edition of Gather and Go, we’re sharing an episode of the Alabama Civil Rights Trail Podcast that tells the stories of Fred Shuttlesworth, Martin Luther King Jr., hundreds of student activists and how their courage continues to resonate today.

    This episode is brought to you by the Alabama Tourism Department.

    Resources Mentioned in This Episode

    Hear more of the Alabama Civil Rights Trail Podcast and learn more about visiting Alabama’s Civil Rights sites at alabama.travel/civilrights.

    About the Podcast

    Gather and Go with Brian Jewell is a tourism industry podcast that helps group travel leaders plan, promote and lead better trips. There are also tips and insights for destination marketers and others who support the tourism trade. Each episode reaches thousands of professional tour operators, travel agents and the volunteer group leaders they serve. The audience also includes destination museum leaders, church travel leaders and other tourism enthusiasts around the world. Each show includes an interview with a smart travel pro or an insightful person from outside tourism who’s expertise can help make travel businesses better. You’ll also hear travel news, road tips and more. New episodes are released about twice monthly.

    You can find Gather and Go wherever your listen to podcasts or subscribe by email.
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    26 min
  • 100 Episodes of Your Favorite Podcast

    100 Episodes of Your Favorite Podcast
    Apr 22 2026
    Gather & Go is turning 100! No, not 100 years old, of course. But this episode marks the 100th of your favorite travel podcast — and we’re celebrating in a creative way. On this special episode, guest host Erik Young puts Brian in the hot seat and interviews him about the origins of Gather & Go, the process of producing an episode, his favorite guests and more. Plus, we have news about rising hotel taxes in Chicago and bunch of amazing FAM and travel opportunities in the U.S. and around the world. Celebrating with Behind the Scenes Details For this special 100th episode celebration, Brian shares lots of behind-the-scenes details about the show, plus some secret confessions he has never revealed before. When you listen, you’ll learn what childhood hobbies led Brian into podcasting, what he loves (and dreads) about making each episode, his thoughts on whether you should start a podcast for your company, and honest reflections about some of his favorite episodes. Brian also participates in his infamous end-of-interview questionnaire — and finds the answers even more difficult than he expected. Plus, we’re pulling back the curtain on: Where we finds podcast guestsHow you can be on the showOur biggest takeaways from 100 episodes Resources Mentioned in This Episode Find Group Collect: The Podcast at groupcollect.com/groupcollect-the-podcast. Apply for a spot on our Kentucky student FAM at grouptravelleader.com/ky-fam. Apply to join our Savannah FAM at grouptravelleader.com/savannah-fam. Apply for Collette’s VIP Travel Opportunity in Japan or Spain at grouptravelleader.com/2026-collette-ride-along. Learn more about our upcoming travel opportunities at grouptravelleader.com/fams. Key Moments From This Episode 2:49 — Travel News: Chicago’s increasing hotel tax 4:15 — News From Us: FAM travel opportunities 9:31 — Brian’s thoughts on reaching 100 episodes of Gather & Go 11:12 — The ideas that sparked the podcast 13:03 — Is the Route 66 traveler aging out of the marketplace? 15:40 — How we make an episode of Gather & Go 21:25 — Where do we find podcast guests? 25:27 — How Brian prepares for podcast interviews 28:44 — Our favorite podcast guests so far 32:00 — Should you start your own podcast? 36:56 — How to be a guest on Gather & Go 39:10 — What Brian has learned from 100 episodes Watch the Full Interview See the full interview with Brian and Erik on our YouTube channel. About the Podcast Gather and Go with Brian Jewell is a tourism industry podcast that helps group travel leaders plan, promote and lead better trips. There are also tips and insights for destination marketers and others who support the tourism trade. Each episode reaches thousands of professional tour operators, travel agents and the volunteer group leaders they serve. The audience also includes destination museum leaders, church travel leaders and other tourism enthusiasts around the world. Each show includes an interview with a smart travel pro or an insightful person from outside tourism who’s expertise can help make travel businesses better. You’ll also hear travel news, road tips and more. New episodes are released about twice monthly. You can find Gather and Go wherever your listen to podcasts or subscribe by email.
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    56 min
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