Beyond The Lobby by Emversity
Explore groundbreaking conversations with hospitality & travel’s top leaders on "Beyond the Lobby." Hosted by Emversity’s Founder & CEO, Vivek Sinha, this series brings you firsthand stories from the visionaries shaping how the world books, plans, and experiences travel and hospitality. From iconic hoteliers to pioneering travel entrepreneurs, gain insights into what it takes to build enduring brands, navigate challenges, and reimagine the future of global hospitality.
Beyond The Lobby by Emversity
The Man Who Put India's Travel Sector Online: The MakeMyTrip Story
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Inside Episode 01 of Beyond The Lobby, Deep Kalra, Co-Founder of MakeMyTrip, reveals the untold story behind India's travel revolution. From surviving the dot-com crash to building the country's leading online travel platform, this is a story of conviction, resilience, and reinvention against all odds.
What You'll Learn:
- Why Deep chose travel over stockbroking in 2000
- How 4 years of building bowling alleys prepared him for entrepreneurship
- The fatal flaw that prevented legacy companies like Thomas Cook from going digital
- The "phone to online" insight that changed everything
Key Quote: "Large legacy companies couldn't crack the internet. It's not their fault, it's how they're structured. You have to be fundamentally built as a tech company that happens to be in travel."
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