Mr. Kapoor joined the Phocuswright research team in February 2010 to fulfill his desire to track online travel trends firsthand. Prior to joining Phocuswright, Chetan reported on various aspects of the industry for nearly three years, including attending a number of local and international trade shows, conferences and interviewing key people of the trade, and was a journalist for Express TravelWorld, a leading Indian travel trade publication. A Bachelor of Mass Media graduate from the University of Mumbai (Bombay), Chetan enjoys jogging and has participated in the Mumbai Half Marathon since 2008. His other interests include meeting new people, discovering new cultures and cuisines, photography, reading up on social media and new technologies, treks and, of course, traveling.
Online Travel Agencies 1H11: Domestic Gets Complex as International Dazzles
Category: Published: September 2011 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor US $450While online travel agencies as a whole did remarkably well in 2Q11, individual performance varied widely. Expedia led the pack for 1H11, while Priceline experienced the most growth.
Online Travel Agencies 1Q11: As Domestic Growth Stalls, International Markets Beckon
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: June 2011 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Douglas Quinby US $350OTA growth in the U.S. is slowing as the travel market recovers in 2011, and suppliers are gradually regaining leverage over distribution.
Social Media in Travel 2011: Traffic, Activity and Sentiment
Category: Social & Search Published: June 2011 Analysts: Douglas Quinby, David Juman, Chetan Kapoor US $1,095Thanks to social media's increasing influence, the voice of the traveler is playing a greater role in the travel search-shop-buy process than ever before. Phocuswright's Social Media in Travel 2011:...
Australia Online Travel Traffic Report
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: June 2011 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Deepak Jain, Douglas Quinby US $695Compared to other APAC nations, Australia has an extremely dynamic ecommerce market and the highest online travel penetration rate (35%) in the region. This report analyzes Australian Web traffic,...
Online Travel Agencies: A Global Snapshot
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: May 2011 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor US $450While online travel agency growth is slipping in more mature markets, it is gaining strength in emerging markets. Local OTAs are taking the lead in the latter -- but don't count global OTAs out yet, as...