Aionos has appointed Parikshit Choudhury as Global Head of its Travel and Hospitality Practice. As a member of the company’s Executive Leadership Team, he will be responsible for building and scaling the practice globally and delivering AI-led enterprise solutions to businesses across the travel and hospitality sectors.
His responsibilities will cover engagements with global hotels, airlines, airports, cruise lines and other travel enterprises.
Parikshit Choudhury Joins From MakeMyTrip Group
Choudhury brings more than two decades of experience in building and scaling businesses across travel, hospitality, technology and consumer services.
He joins Aionos from MakeMyTrip Group, where he spent more than a decade as part of the leadership team. During his tenure, he led businesses spanning hotels, homestays, ground transport, B2B travel distribution and customer experience.
His key contributions included building ibibo Hotels and leading the integration of the MakeMyTrip and Goibibo hotel businesses. He also scaled the myPartner travel agent network and led the AI-driven transformation of customer experience across MakeMyTrip and Goibibo.
Before joining MakeMyTrip Group, Choudhury held leadership positions at GE Capital, MRF Tyres and Times Internet’s Magicbricks.
Educational Background and Professional Experience
Choudhury holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Calcutta and an MBA from ITM Group of Institutions.
He has also completed a classroom programme at Naspers Academy by Harvard Business School, earning certification in Business Strategy.
Aionos Focuses on AI-Led Travel and Hospitality Solutions
With this appointment, Aionos aims to strengthen its global travel and hospitality practice and expand its work on AI-led enterprise solutions.
Choudhury’s experience in travel distribution, hotel businesses, customer experience and AI-driven transformation is expected to support the company’s efforts to serve organisations across the global travel and hospitality industry.
Leadership Comments
Commenting on the appointment, CP Gurnani, Co-Founder and CEO, Aionos, said, “We are delighted to welcome Parikshit to Aionos. Travel and hospitality are amongst our core industries, and Parikshit has built and scaled large travel businesses and understands the sector’s operations first-hand. That matters now more than ever, as the industry enters a phase where AI will reshape everything from how travellers discover and make bookings to how hotels, airlines and airports run their operations. His experience across distribution, partner ecosystems and AI-led customer experience puts him in a strong position to help our clients make that shift at scale.”
Speaking on his appointment, Parikshit Choudhury, Global Head – Travel and Hospitality Practice, Aionos, said, “Travel and hospitality run on complex, high-volume operations, where every booking, check-in and service moment counts. That makes the sector one of the clearest opportunities for AI to directly improve revenue, customer experience and operational efficiency. Aionos combines deep industry experience, proven AI solutions and a track record of delivering for demanding enterprise operations. My priority is to bring these strengths together for our travel and hospitality clients, help them move from AI pilots to impact at scale, and lead the next phase of the practice’s growth globally.”
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