OYO Hotels & Homes enables 2000+ hotel owners to benefit from Cash in Bank, its industry- first initiative; over INR 45 crore disbursed in June

New Delhi, July 23, 2019: OYO Hotels & Homes, South Asia’s largest, China’s second-largest, the world’s third-largest and fastest-growing chain of leased and franchised hotels, homes & living spaces, announced that it has already dispensed over INR 45 crore under its recent Cash in Bank initiative for supporting hotel owner success and customer satisfaction through quality upgrades and renovations. In a related move, about 1,000 building owners in its chain have been penalized for not adhering to required quality norms for elevated customer experience and over 9,000 have been awarded under its incentive program. OYO sees the industry’s leading service quality in segments and brands it operates.

The penalty imposed on building owners is a result of a comprehensive 3C evaluation program for all the 10,000+ hotels that are part of the company’s growing India & South Asia network. The 3C score of a building is a strong determinant of the building owner’s and OYO’s commitment to meeting standards and thereby delivering great occupancy and positive recommendations. With utmost conviction towards delivering high-quality accommodation to our customers, any building which does not maintain the necessary 3C level is churned out of OYO’s system.

The company’s focus on ensuring consistent service delivery across its hotels will be relentless in the coming months.

Overall, OYO’s annual retention is as high as 99.5% across the chain in India & South Asia. On an average, over 75% of hotel owners associated with OYO have seen an increase of almost 3X+ in occupancy, a 2.5X jump in RevPar and a significant jump in profit. Partnering with OYO significantly improves the quality of the standalone hotel and improves occupancy from 25% to 75% on an average within just 3 months, increasing the yield on underutilized assets.

It is important to note that OYO hotels are focused on delivering a consistent quality of service in South Asia and the world and hence takes certain tough decisions from time to time to aid building owner growth and customer experience success which includes willingness to churn out certain assets.

Commenting on the development, Ayush Mathur, Chief Supply Officer, OYO Hotels & Homes said, “We have undertaken a series of measures to enable building owner success and have already invested over thousands of crores in capex, appointed hundreds of GMs to oversee operations and customer experience. The best building owners that work proactively with OYO on improving customer experience enter a 'virtuous cycle' that ensures that growth fuels growth.

It is our sincere effort to ensure that all our building owners enter such a growth cycle wherein performance leads to good customer feedback which in turn leads to better rankings which fuels more occupancy leading to better returns which in turn leads to investing back into performance with CapEx and expansion.” With the launch of OYO Partner Engagement Network (OPEN) in April, the company had committed to elevate engagement and support the Indian building owner community in every possible way.

The launch of Cash in Bank (CiB) the facility in May was the second big initiative under the year-long OPEN program and an industry-first initiative through which OYO provides business advances for renovation and upgradation to building owners in the form of easy to avail, hassle-free and collateral-free trade advances within 48 hours. This further helps to build owners to create a never-seen-before “Chic, Pop, Energetic” look and feel that can further help them improve the guest experience and enhance the business from customers.

Muthalib Karayil, OYO Hotel owner in Kochi said, “I had tied up with OYO with one property in 2018. Over the last 7 months, I have tied up 2 more properties in the city and now all 3 are running exceptionally well. My revenue has increased exponentially after joining hands with OYO as their Exclusive Partner and needless to say that the guests are happier than ever! It's been a beautiful journey and let's keep growing together!”

Amit, OYO Hotel owner in Puri said, “Owing to the recent cyclone Fani, a lot of properties in the coastal belt have been affected. Undertaking the necessary repairs and renovation works to make them customer ready in time for the holiday season would have meant a pillar to post like run to lenders and associates in the community.

With the business advance offered within 48 hours of my request, I was able to undertake not just repairs and renovation but also built out additional infrastructure to support the growth of tourist footfalls in the city.”

Ayush further added, “We are excited to see the phenomenal response to CiB from our building owner community so far.

Within just a month of launch, over 2000 building owners have reached out for business advances to support their renovation or upgradation requirements. In addition to disbursing INR 45 crore last month, we have already enabled interior capex with a 170 crore disbursal pipeline by the end of July.

As a company, we are committed to setting industry-first initiatives that support building owner growth and prosperity. We believe this facility has the potential to be a game-changer for our building owners and elevate their relationship with us. We have immense trust in our 9,000+ strong building owner community across 260+ cities in India and aim to continue to innovate and provide the necessary support and assistance to the growing entrepreneurial network.”

Durga Prasad Pattanaik, OYO Hotel owner in Bhubaneswar said, “I started my first hotel Railview in May 2017. Initially, the occupancy at my hotel was low due to lack of marketing and operations support on-ground. Then I partnered with OYO in September 2017. The entire OYO team helped Railview in all aspects - operations, guest service, laundry set up, etc. The occupancy level gradually picked up to 100% by December 2017. Then the Average Room Rate (ARR) slowly increased from INR 1300 to INR 1700 along with consistent occupancy.

Currently, I am happy to share that 30 out of the 40 rooms are occupied by repeat customers.” Notably, over 90% of business at OYO hotels in India are being generated by the repeat, direct or word of mouth customers. What makes this possible is the continued joint commitment between OYO and its building owners to uphold the high-quality service levels and benchmark customer experience and focus on delivering the best quality of experience. As the biggest hotel chain in the country, the focus on customer experience and investments on capex and service will be at the heart of OYO’s enduring promise to its 20 million+ customers in South Asia.

About OYO Hotels and Homes: 

Opening its doors in 2013, OYO Hotels & Homes is the world’s fifth-largest chain of hotels, homes, managed living and workspaces. The portfolio combines fully operated real estate comprising more than 23,000 hotels and 46,000 vacation homes.

Now with @Leisure Group joining the chain, OYO can be found in more than 800 cities in 80 countries, including the U.S., China, Europe, U.K., India, Malaysia, Middle East, Indonesia, Philippines, and Japan

● As focus on customer experience intensifies, OYO provides renovation assistance to building owners in the form
of easy to avail, hassle-free and collateral-free trade advances within 48 hours 

● OYO has already enabled investments of over INR 14,000 cr in capex by banks, individuals and company and
further enabled over INR 45 crore through Cash in Bank business advance provision. Over 1,000 building owners
penalised for not adhering to quality norms while over 9,000 rewarded under PMI (incentive) program 

● Will further invest over INR 6,000 cr of capex on improving design and infrastructure as part of a relentless focus
on customer experience over the next 6 months