Hospitality Industry Status: MakeMyTrip CEO’s Budget Wishlist: Rediff Moneynews

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Ahead of the Union Budget, MakeMyTrip co-founder and Group CEO Rajesh Magow on Monday said the hospitality sector’s long-pending demand for an “industry” status and continued focus on infrastructure development to ensure last-mile connectivity are crucial to realising its full potential.

In an interview with PTI, Magow shared his wishlist for the Union Budget for 2025-26, to be presented on February 1.

“The hope is that it should be growth-oriented budget, which effectively should set the tone for pretty much every sector, including travel and tourism sector for us as well. “And within that, you know, the long pending demand of the hospitality sector, on getting the industry status continues to remain, and I think, and it’s an important one, for the overall industry,” Magow said.

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