Karan Mahesh | Senior Sales, South & Southeast Asia
STR

Karan is an accomplished hospitality professional with close to a decade of managerial experience in the industry. In his capacity, he spearheads initiatives for STR, CoStar Group in regions encompassing South & Southeast Asia. Leveraging a background in client-facing, analytical, and strategic sales roles with leading luxury hospitality brands, he has been a vital contributor to core strategy teams for multiple leading luxury & upper upscale hotel projects in India. He holds certifications in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management from Cornell, Data Sciences from IIM Kolkata, and Revenue Management from eCornell.
Additionally, he is certified by the American Hotel and Lodging Association in Advanced Hospitality and Tourism Analytics. Known for his expertise, Karan regularly presents industry updates and the latest trends in hospitality performance within the region. His diverse interests extend beyond his professional realm and include a passion for hospitality, technology, mixology, music, and sports. Karan plays a crucial role in STR, CoStar Group, which provides hotel owners, operators and brand representatives with an extensive solution that combines industry-focused metrics and functionality with unmatched insight into all commercial real estate property values, market conditions and availabilities.