I help investors, developers, hotel operators, and tourism authorities make high-stakes decisions — through rigorous market intelligence, demand forecasting, and strategic advisory grounded in nearly 15 years of international consulting experience.

As Research Director at PKF Hospitality Group in Vienna, I lead a multilingual analytics team delivering feasibility studies, economic impact assessments, branded residence advisory, and competitive benchmarking across European and global markets. My work translates complex data into clear commercial recommendations that inform investment decisions, destination strategies, and development pipelines.I bring a unique combination of academic rigour — PhD in Business and Socioeconomics, published researcher — with hands-on consulting experience across Asia, India, and Europe to the role.

I'm fluent in quantitative methods, proficient in R and advanced forecasting models, and increasingly focused on how AI tools can sharpen the speed and depth of hospitality analytics.

Akshara is panel expert of the Hotel Ownership and Asset Management panel.