The US Travel Outlook: 2025 and Beyond

Ryan Sweet ⁤is ‍the Chief US Economist at Oxford Economics. He is responsible for forecasting and assessing the US macroeconomic‌ outlook and ⁤how it ⁤will⁤ influence monetary policy ​and financial markets. Ryan is among the ⁢most accurate high-frequency‍ forecasters of the U.S.economy, according to MarketWatch ‌and Bloomberg LP.

Prior‍ to joining ⁢Oxford Economics, ‌Ryan led real-time economics at Moody’s Analytics and⁢ was a member of the U.S. macroeconomics ‍team.‍ He was also head of the​ firm’s ⁢monetary policy research, following actions by the Federal Reserve and ⁣examining its ‌potential impact on the‌ U.S. economy.

Ryan is an adjunct professor in the Economics and Finance ⁢Department ​at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He received a master’s​ degree in finance from ⁤John’s Hopkins University, a master’s⁢ degree in economics⁤ from the ⁤university of Delaware, and a bachelor’s degree in⁣ economics from​ Washington College.

Aran assists owners, operators, and destinations to understand the impact of tourism‌ industry trends. He focuses on ⁤industry-specific‌ analysis and forecasting, and also ​strategy ‍and policy analysis.

He has over 25 years of consulting⁤ experience applying analytics, forecasting, project management, research, and financial analysis skills to support client decision-making in the lodging, casino gaming and destination development sub-sectors.

Prior to joining Tourism Economics,⁣ he was a Director in the Hospitality & Leisure consulting practice ​at ⁣PricewaterhouseCoopers⁤ (PwC). Before PwC, he worked at WEFA group (now IHS Markit). A graduate of Colby College,​ Aran earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Zeek spearheads the delivery of economic solutions‌ to DMO, association, and corporate clients. He has built a reputation for his ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights.

Prior to joining Tourism Economics, he was ⁣Head of Marketing for Tourism & Hospitality at ADARA, where his focus was successfully bringing new solutions to ⁢market — nurturing both product adoption‌ and customer retention.

Prior ⁢to ⁣Adara, Zeek led Visit Savannah as Director of Data Intelligence for over a decade, where he specialized ​in delivering high-quality data and insights.
In both roles, he emerged as a trusted thought leader on how to ‍deploy travel analytics⁤ to maximize impact ‍and has been​ a regular speaker‌ at industry events.

Zeek‍ brings this‌ skill set into the Tourism Economics ‌product suite, enriching our work in forecasting, economic impact,​ budget analysis, and the Symphony intelligence platform.