With travel and Covid-19 in the blood, which one will win out, and at what cost?


Will travel once again become something very expensive, a luxury treat that only the affluent can afford? — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

The late management guru Peter Drucker who presciently advocated “back room” outsourcing and corporate decentralisation at a time when these smart cost-saving techniques were anathema to produce-everything-hire-everyone mega corporations, had a few more tricks up his sleeve.

One of his key mantras – price-led costing – often overlooked even today yet something profoundly relevant to all businesses, especially those connected with travel, is worth re-examining in a dysfunctional Covid-19 world.

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