Mr. Freitag is a Senior Vice President at STR, the recognized leader in lodging industry benchmarking services. During his 10+ year tenure at STR he has overseen a variety of projects, all charged with the accumulation and interpretation of global lodging data.

Mr. Freitag is a frequent public speaker and in 2012 delivered 45 presentations at, among others, the American Lodging Investment Summit, Hunter Investment Conference, Global Spa Summit, Mountain Travel Symposium, and numerous brand, owner, HSMAI and GBTA meetings.

Mr. Freitag resides in Nashville, TN, and plays basketball every Saturday (when he is not on the road).