Bakshi: Gen Z is embracing spiritual travel while older generations seek leisure
Bhavika Bakshi · Why A 25-Year-Old Should Build A Hotel, Not An App | MakeMyTrip x Taj | WTF is Travel? · Sep 9, 2026 · at 2:48:01
Bhavika Bakshi, co-founder of experiential travel agency Buketo, discusses shifting demographic preferences in Indian tourism.
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“You would expect a Gen Z to come and say that, okay, I want to go to Goa and do all that. Of course, Gen Z's would come and say that, but they are also interested in spiritual travel. Wherein, The parents, they're done with it. They've been doing it all their lives. Now they want to experience a different part of travel, which they haven't experienced.”
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