15/09/2024
"MakeMyTrip chairman Deep Kalra has loved adventure sports, especially water sports, from his college days. When he founded the online travel company in 2000, he made it a point to take his team on such outings. “For the startup, venturing into the wild and rafting became invaluable for team-building. Expedition-style trips to untouched islands, complete with open-air cook-outs, fostered strong bonds,” he says."
"Vaibhav Kala, founder of Aqua terra Adventures , which has organised several hiking trips for executives, especially in the Himalayas, says, “Having done their fancy hotels and four-walled holidays, the European vineyards and polar cruises, executives in their 50s are looking at collecting experiences that are not typical cocktail-circuit talk. They are willing to challenge themselves over hard treks and river expeditions.” Kala of Aquaterra Adventures says CXOs find great merit in using natural settings as a tool to bring teams closer. “Whether it is rafting, trekking, setting up camps, abseiling, or even firewalking, it is an intense ice breaker and takes down everyone’s urban masks. City-based programmes can never have the same effect,” he adds."
According to a recent survey of 100 CEOs in India by Aquaterra Adventures, a leading adventure tour operator, 75% of them said they go for adventure travel as it gives them a chance to introspect. The unadulterated time, without distractions, they said, gives them clarity of thought and helps them think through new ideas.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/from-corner-office-to-mountain-summit-corporate-chieftains-turn-to-adventure-travel-to-test-and-reset/articleshow/113355073.cms
Deep Kalra Anupam Thareja Sandeep Dayal Aquaterra Adventures Atali Ganga Sulajja Firodia Motwani The Economic Times
