Rajan Dua, Managing Director, Udaan India, believes succession in travel businesses can no longer be treated as a default handover to the next generation. His message to the trade is clear- founders must treat succession, scale, merger, or sale as strategic choices driven by technology and market realities, not by emotion alone. In a future shaped by AI, digitisation, and biometrics, only adaptable, professionally run travel enterprises will stay relevant.
Strategic succession and tech adaptability key to future-proofing travel businesses: Rajan Dua
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