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Articles tagged “oyo”

Hotels

Oyo’s Push Into Southeast Asia Is a Wake-Up Call for Budget Hotel Chains

On its own, Oyo entering Southeast Asia should concern existing budget hotel players. Oyo with Grab should make them go shaky in the knees. Consolidation or new alliances will not surprise anyone.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 6 years ago

Oyo’s Push Into Southeast Asia Is a Wake-Up Call for Budget Hotel Chains

Ground Transport

Grab’s $100 Million Investment in Oyo Is Part of SoftBank’s Bigger Plan

Grab’s $100 million investment in Oyo is just the start of a strategy to have a tag-team under the same major investor, which is leveraging the strengths of each member of its portfolio. Expect to see more "teams of unicorns" attacking incumbents in the next year or so.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 6 years ago

Grab’s $100 Million Investment in Oyo Is Part of SoftBank’s Bigger Plan

Hotels

India’s Oyo Enters UK Hotel Market With First Expansion Outside Asia

Oyo's surprise move represents a big threat to the likes of Whitbread-owned Premier Inn, which has been a dominant force in the UK scene over the past few years. We'll have to wait for more details to see just how serious a player it might become.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 6 years ago

India’s Oyo Enters UK Hotel Market With First Expansion Outside Asia

Online Travel

Why India’s MakeMyTrip Made Peace With Rapidly Growing Oyo

The decision by MakeMyTrip, India's largest online travel agency, to start selling Oyo budget lodging is significant. The move recognizes that the heavily funded Oyo is no longer a rival marketplace and is instead primarily a supplier. Asset-light hotel chains need to wake up to Oyo's rise.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 6 years ago

Why India’s MakeMyTrip Made Peace With Rapidly Growing Oyo

Hotels

India Hotel Brand Oyo Rooms Attracts a $10 Million Strategic Investment From China Lodging Group

The 23-year-old CEO of loss-generating hotel aggregator Oyo Rooms has a business vision that has attracted total funding of $446 million to date. What could go wrong? Well...

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 7 years ago

India Hotel Brand Oyo Rooms Attracts a $10 Million Strategic Investment From China Lodging Group

Hotels

Interview: OYO Rooms CEO on Reinventing Hotel Distribution

OYO Rooms founder believes that the future of travel is brands becoming their own distributors, which is, of course, every brand's dream. It may turn out to be true for super brands in isolated cases but it would be a very fragmented and unsatisfying user experience. There is a lot of convergence going on but the mammoth online travel agency sector isn't checking out anytime soon.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Interview: OYO Rooms CEO on Reinventing Hotel Distribution