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.
India Online Travel Overview Eighth Edition: Lodging and Mobile Elevate the Market
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: July 2015 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Coney Dongre, Deepak Jain, Maggie Rauch US $995The Indian travel market has a lot going for it. Steady macroeconomic conditions and recently announced tourism-centric initiatives by the government have brought optimism back to the industry. The...
Australia-New Zealand Online Travel Overview Eighth Edition: A Swift Recovery, Steady Growth Ahead
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: June 2015 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Deepak Jain, Maggie Rauch US $995Following soft economic growth in 2013, Oceania’s biggest countries – Australia and New Zealand – bounced back in 2014. Tourism is an important component of the ANZ economy, and resurgent domestic...
U.S. Online Travel Agencies 1Q15: When Expedia and Priceline Corner the Market...
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: June 2015 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Lorraine Sileo US $350U.S. public online travel agencies (OTAs) began their 2015 campaign on a strong note. While aggregate gross bookings for the three publicly listed U.S. OTAs – Expedia, Orbitz and Priceline – rose 14%,...
Indian Holiday and Packages Market: Now Empowered, Travelers Take Control
Category: Consumer Trends Published: June 2015 Analysts: Cathy Walsh, Bing Liu, Chetan Kapoor, Deepak Jain, Douglas Quinby US $695Over the past decade, the Indian travel market has undergone a dramatic transformation. Travelers have grown confident with online shopping, as innovative web and mobile offerings keep the travel...
Travel Innovation: The State of Startups 2005-2014
Category: Technology Innovation Published: May 2015 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Cathy Walsh, Douglas Quinby, Maggie Rauch US $495Every year, hopeful entrepreneurs create hundreds of companies targeting online travel. Many startups launch. Some thrive, some fail. A handful achieve stratospheric success that permanently transforms...