Coney Dongre

Travel & Foresight Expert  ·  Bengaluru

Translating 15+ years of market intelligence into decision-ready clarity — where strategic foresight meets governance, and insight drives responsible growth.

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Years Research & Foresight Experience
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Years at Phocuswright
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Degrees incl. MBA Finance & Marketing
Coney Dongre
About Me

Foresight-Led.
Governance-Ready.

Research Manager at Phocuswright with 15+ years decoding global travel markets — now channelling that expertise toward board-level impact.

I translate complex market signals into decision-ready clarity. My work spans global travel market sizing, trend intelligence, Asia Pacific foresight and consumer-behaviour research — always with a governance mindset that treats insight as a resilience tool.

I resonate with organizations that value insight-led decision-making, ESG accountability and long-term resilience — particularly in travel, hospitality, OTA/tech platforms and future-of-mobility sectors.

Market Intelligence Strategic Foresight ESG Governance Asia Pacific Travel & Hospitality Risk Anticipation Stakeholder Communication
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Areas of Expertise

Where Expertise Meets Governance

Six governance-aligned competencies built over 15 years at the intersection of strategy, research and responsible growth.

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Strategic Foresight & Risk Anticipation

Identifying weak market signals early and translating them into structured priorities for board-level resilience and innovation strategy.

Governance
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Market Intelligence & Sizing

Deep expertise in global travel market sizing — Asia Pacific, U.S. and emerging markets — providing boards with evidence-based clarity on market opportunity and risk.

Research
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ESG & Sustainable Governance

Governance mindset anchored in sustainability pressure, ethical growth and the long-term resilience that responsible boards demand.

ESG
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Consumer Behaviour & Tech Disruption

Tracking shifts in consumer behaviour alongside technology disruption — OTAs, AI, mobility platforms — to help boards stay ahead of structural change.

Strategy
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Asia Pacific Sector Expertise

Authoritative knowledge of travel, hospitality and destination ecosystems across Asia Pacific — a region critical to global growth agendas.

APAC
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Narrative Synthesis & Stakeholder Communication

Translating complex data into clear, decision-ready narratives — enabling senior decision-makers to act with confidence and transparency.

Communication
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Years of Research &
Foresight Expertise
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Market Reports
Published Globally
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APAC Markets
Covered & Analysed
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Advanced Degrees
incl. MBA
Career Journey

A Decade of Building Insight at Scale

From enterprise consulting to global travel intelligence — a career built on rigour, narrative and strategic clarity.

2021 – Present
Research Manager
Phocuswright · Bengaluru

Leads global travel research and foresight programs. Primary expert on market sizing for client and stakeholder queries. Authors multi-year APAC and U.S. market reports, enabling board-level strategic decisions.

Current Role
2014 – 2016
Research Associate
Phocuswright · Bengaluru

Supported Asia Pacific research through data collation, analysis and structured insight development. Built foundations in market intelligence and research rigour.

Foundation
2017 – 2020
Research Analyst
Phocuswright · Bengaluru

Delivered APAC online travel market sizing and custom research. Supported leadership teams with evidence-based narrative and market forecasting for partner events and stakeholder forums.

Growth
2010 – 2014
Senior Associate Consultant
Infosys Limited · Bengaluru

Delivered BPM and workflow solutions across telecom, banking and enterprise. Offshore lead for governance routines, release deployments and presales work spanning RFP responses and solution architecture.

Enterprise
2008 – 2010
MBA — Marketing & Finance
Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management
2004 – 2008
BE — Computer Science
Mahakal Institute of Technology, Ujjain
Certification
Pega Certified System Architect
Pegasystems
Thought Leadership

Published Research & Market Insights

Authoritative travel market intelligence shaping how industry leaders and investors understand global travel.

Report · 2023
Japan Travel Market Report 2023–2027

Five-year market sizing and forecast for Japan's travel sector, covering inbound, outbound and domestic segments.

Report · 2023
Asia Pacific Travel Market Report 2023–2027

Comprehensive regional forecast covering online travel market dynamics across Asia Pacific's key economies.

Research Paper
Estimating Hospitality Recovery Using Big Data & AI

Methodology-driven research applying big data and AI approaches to model post-disruption recovery in global hospitality.

Report · 2022
Japan Travel Market Report 2022–2026

Multi-year travel market sizing study tracking sector recovery and structural shifts in Japan post-pandemic.

Report · 2021
Asia Pacific Travel Market Report 2021–2025

Post-pandemic outlook and market sizing for Asia Pacific travel, informing investor and operator strategy through 2025.

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Speaking & Industry Panels

Global travel events, partner forums and industry conferences — details available on request.

In the Press

Media Mentions & Articles

Commentary and research featured across leading travel industry publications.

WiT · Jun 2026
Japan's Travellers Have Already Embraced AI. Its Travel Brands Are Still Catching Up

Research on the gap between rising AI adoption among Japanese travellers and the slower pace of AI integration among travel brands.

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Travel Voice · Jun 2026
WiT Japan 2026: Direct Bookings Cross the Halfway Mark as AI Reshapes the Industry

Coverage from WiT Japan 2026 on direct booking growth and how AI is set to become core infrastructure across Japan's travel business.

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Phocuswright · May 2026
Japan Inbound Boom Becomes Policy Priority

On Japan's record inbound tourism surge and the policy shift toward higher-value travel, regional dispersion and overtourism management.

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TravTalk India · Apr 2026
LPG Shortage a Cause for Worry?

Commentary on how commercial LPG supply disruptions are creating operational uncertainty for hospitality operators across India.

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PhocusWire · Mar 2026
Ten Structural Shifts Redefining Asia Pacific Travel

Phocuswright research on the structural forces reshaping demand, distribution and competition across Asia Pacific's travel markets.

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PhocusWire · Mar 2026
APAC Startup Funding Tightens as Market Matures

Analysis of Asia Pacific's travel startup funding landscape as investors shift toward profitability, discipline and AI-native business models.

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WiT · Mar 2026
APAC Startup Funding Tightens as Market Matures

A closer look at how APAC's travel startup ecosystem is maturing, with capital increasingly favouring sustainable, later-stage businesses.

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PhocusWire · Mar 2026
OpenAI's Shift Shows Travel Is Too Complex for Quick-Fix Distribution

On OpenAI scaling back ChatGPT's Instant Checkout ambitions in travel, reinforcing the enduring role of specialist intermediaries in complex bookings.

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WiT · Sep 2025
Inside Asia Pacific's Travel Powerhouse: 10 Trends Redefining "The Next 20"

A joint WiT–Phocuswright feature examining the ten trends set to define Asia Pacific travel over the next two decades.

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Credentials
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Pega Certified System Architect
Pegasystems
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5 Market Reports Published
Phocuswright — Global Travel Intelligence
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Industry Speaker
Global Travel Events & Partner Forums
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Let's Start a Conversation

Open to conversations where deep sector expertise and governance judgment add value.

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Email coney_dongre@rediffmail.com

"The best boards combine deep sector knowledge with the discipline to ask the uncomfortable question — and the foresight to know which questions matter most."

— Coney Dongre

Travel & Hospitality OTA / Tech Platforms Destination Ecosystems Future of Mobility ESG-focused Boards