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Approximately 73,000 repatriated Indians completed their institutional quarantine at OYOs across India. Amongst these, most bookings were made by guests traveling from the Middle East, primarily UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar ·       OYO Care tied up with 24+ state ministries and 50+ government and private hospitals ·       The hotel chain housed 250,000+ hospital staff and asymptomatic patients since April 2020 ·       200+ sailors were safely quarantined at OYOs across India ·       OYO served 2500 pin codes in 2020 ·       India’s favorite holiday: Around India, the gradual unlocks led to a rise in consumer confidence to travel again safely. With majority bookings – the 02nd October ... Read more

About 70% of OYO’s hotels in China have reopened. The Indian hospitality firm is witnessing a slow rise in bookings in China, which is its second largest global market after India. OYO is present right across China in most of its prominent locations. It has 500,000 rooms in China, contributing 32% of OYO’s global revenue. The company said: “We have seen a consistent rise in occupancy in the last five weeks. We are witnessing over 50% occupancy rates in South China in comparison to North China.” OYO currently has plans in place to open the remaining hotels over the next ... Read more

Hospitality firm OYO said it will be scaling its executive stays offering SilverKey to 19 cities across the country by the end of 2019. SilverKey hotels are currently operational in 10 cities such as Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Noida, Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Coimbatore and Thiruvananthapuram, OYO said in a statement. The company has identified corporate travel segment as a key engine of growth for the year and has stepped up engagement in this segment, it added. It also aims to increase the number of SilverKey hotels to 400 with over 8,000 rooms by the end of 2019, OYO said. The ... Read more

OYO, the budget hotel chain, is seeking the possibility of having the loss making properties of Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department to be added to its chain of hotels. OYO today said to have preliminary discussions with the UP Tourism Department and UP State Tourism Development Corporation (UPSTDC) officials in Lucknow. “We are keen to partner with the state tourism department for operating their existing assets and turning them around. State government officials have seen our system and how we operate,” Ankit TandonOYO Hotels and Homes (operated business) COO told the media. If succeeded, it would be OYO’s first such arrangement ... Read more

The Indian hospitality chain, Oyo, is all set to enter the Saudi Arabian market.  Other than its regular offerings such as hotel rooms, homestays and townhouses, Oyo is launching a new category for the Saudi market. The new category of offer is expected to tap the huge number of religious tourists visiting the country. OYO Hotels & Home has also set a target of reaching 12,000 rooms by 2020 in the Middle East market, which is a 10-fold jump from 1300 rooms on its platform in the UAE market. In September 2018, the company has raised some AED3.68 billion (US$1 billion) funding ... Read more

The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) seeks assistance the of tourism ministry to find an amicable settlement of their dispute with online travel aggregators (OTAs) Go-Ibibo and Make My Trip (Go-MMT), and hospitality chain OYO Hotels. FHRAI has written to the Minister of State for Tourism, K J Alphons in this regard. It was informed by FHRAI in a media statement that they have written to the minister outlining the major issues of concern to the industry because of the OTAs’ unfair and arbitrary business practices. It claimed that a number of FHRAI’s members are experiencing ... Read more

Oyo Rooms have now started offering houses on rent at an affordable price beginning from Rs 7999 per month. Launched under the name, Oyo Living label, the company has over 2,000 beds in Noida, Gurgaon, Bangalore and Pune to begin with. OYO Living aims to expand to the top 10 metros by the end of 2019 and will offer over 50,000 beds. “OYO Living is conceptualized based on the feedback and demand from customers and asset partners. We saw this as a huge opportunity and decided to leverage our hospitality experience to offer a first of its kind end to end ... Read more

Whether you are new to India or is a resident, planning your vacations in India is a strenuous job as the country is diverse in all aspects. Finding the right deal at the right time and planning your trips in detail will help you experience your travel better. Since the advent of internet, travel planning have become much more easier. However, websites are taking a backseat now pushing mobile applications to the forefront. There are a host of mobile applications available in the Google Play Store. It’s quite difficult to choose from such a variety of options. Here, Tourism News ... Read more