Amit Damani: Experiential holiday travel is AI-proof
Amit Damani · Why A 25-Year-Old Should Build A Hotel, Not An App | MakeMyTrip x Taj | WTF is Travel? · Sep 9, 2026 · at 46:59
Amit Damani discusses the resilience of experiential travel and vacation getaways against disruption from artificial intelligence.
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“AI is more an enabler than a disruptor of our business because AI will help us streamline a lot of our operations. I also look at our business as something which is AI proof because With the amount of interaction with digital media as well as AI and technology that's taking place in people's lives, people want something that feels real. People want real human connections and holidays, especially getaways with your group, gives you an opportunity to really disconnect from that entire social tech bubble to being in a very real Personalized environment.”
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