Karthick Prabu

Sr Principal - Product Management at Sabre Airline Solutions
Summary
Karthick Prabu is a distinguished product management leader in the travel technology sector, known for his fervent commitment to developing and expanding innovative products that cater to user needs.
His impressive track record includes launching groundbreaking products for the hospitality industry and overseeing the growth of a B2C app to over 250,000 users through primarily organic means, with several apps achieving 'Featured' status on both the Play Store and App Store.
Having worked for esteemed companies such as Port of Singapore Authority, SITA (UK), TravelCLICK (US), IDS Next (India), Rezopia (India), Travelocity.com (US), and MakeMyTrip.com (India), Karthick's diverse experience spans various facets of the travel industry.
His entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish Travopia.com, later acquired by Tnooz, the premier online media platform for travel technology professionals.
Throughout his career, Karthick has held pivotal roles ranging from Business Owner and Chief of Product to Business Analyst and Travel Industry Group Head, handling multimillion-dollar travel business accounts and products.
Karthick's expertise lies in areas such as Product Management, mobile app ecosystem, data analytics, distribution, customer behavior analysis, design, and team leadership, with a proven ability to cultivate high-performing teams.
He actively shares his insights on product management through his platform www.productlocus.com and indulges his passion for travel with his personal blog at www.mintyholidays.com.
A sought-after speaker at prestigious travel industry conferences worldwide, Karthick has contributed his expertise to events like the Travel Distribution Summit in Singapore, World Travel Market in London, and the Hospitality India Conclave in Mumbai.
Karthick pursued his education in Computer Science, earning a B.E. from St. Joseph's College of Engineering in Chennai.
Currently, he serves as a Senior Principal in Product Management at Sabre India, having previously held prominent positions as Chief Product Officer at IDS NEXT Business Solutions and RoomsTonite, General Manager - Asia at Tnooz, and Founder & Chief Editor of Travopia.
His prior roles include Head of the Travel Industry Group at Happiest Minds Technologies, Product Manager & Business Analyst Manager at Rezopia, Senior Business Analyst at Sabre Holdings, Business Analyst in the Travel industry group at MindTree, Module Lead in the Hospitality industry at MindTree, and Programmer Analyst in the Travel industry group at MindTree.