Ms. Fadnis leads research and product strategy at Phocuswright, delivering high quality data, intelligence, and insights to the global travel ecosystem. She is skilled at uncovering and applying macro trends to strategy, product development and marketing in the travel sphere.
As SVP, Research and Product Strategy, Charuta helps companies gain a deeper understanding of travel markets and growth patterns, consumer behavior, technology and innovation, startups and funding, travel trends and their strategic impact. She also oversees content programming for Phocuswright’s renowned travel conferences. Charuta is a dynamic, sought-after keynote speaker and panelist who is often invited to share her expertise at various travel conferences and events globally.
Charuta’s experience in travel includes leadership roles at American Airlines, Egencia and BCD Travel. She holds an M.B.A. from HEC Paris and a Bachelor of Engineering from Saurashtra University, India.
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U.S. Car Rental Market Report 2023-2027
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: August 2024 Analysts: Charuta Fadnis, Michael Coletta US $795The U.S. car rental market is evolving, driven by digital transformation, shifts in consumer behavior and the slow but steady adoption of electric vehicles. While the market grew modestly by 5% in 2023,...
U.S. Travel Market Report 2023-2027
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: June 2024 Analysts: Lorraine Sileo, Charuta Fadnis, Marilyn Macallair, Coney Dongre, Michael Coletta US $2,495Following the robust 2022 recovery, the U.S. travel market is still re-establishing travel normality, and therefore some fluctuation is ongoing. Featuring healthy 13% year-over-year growth in 2023, the...
U.S. Online Travel Agency Market Report 2022-2026
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: July 2023 Analysts: Charuta Fadnis, Lorraine Sileo US $795With the U.S. travel market continuing its post-pandemic rebound in 2022, online travel agencies (OTAs) comprised just over a fifth of the total U.S. market, with bookings up about 20% from pre-pandemic...
U.S. Travel Agents: Optimism Abounds
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: February 2023 Analysts: Claudia Unger, Charuta Fadnis US $695Phocuswright has been researching the travel agency distribution landscape in the U.S. since 2006. Our initial study examined the possibility of travel agency extinction. Instead, with business models...
COVID-19: The Path to Recovery - European Traveler Sentiment
Category: Consumer Trends Published: September 2020 Analysts: Madeline List, Charuta Fadnis, Alice Jong, Bing LiuAs the coronavirus started spreading across the globe in early 2020, countries closed borders, airlines grounded planes and hotels shut their doors. Now months into the pandemic, European consumers can...