The average age of the customer, said some of India s travel and hospitality companies, has reduced by a decade in the past five to 10 years. A young India is powering Thomas Cook s growth story, said Rajeev Kale, president and country head for holidays, MICE and visa at Thomas Cook (India). "Multiple mini-cations is the ask of young India. With our internal data reflecting that over 80% of our Gen Z and millennial travellers prefer air travel, we had launched our online holiday bundler with easy-to-book holidays combined with a range of flight options. This has grown 50% year-on-year," he added.