Oyo platform for business travellers
Called "Oyo for Business", it offers rooms to cater to the needs of corporate travellers
 "Oyo platform for business travellers")
Oyo, the country's largest branded network of hotels, announced the availability of a self-serve platform for business travellers on its mobile app. Called “Oyo for Business”, it offers rooms to cater to the needs of corporate travellers.
Amenities include air-conditioned rooms equipped with flat-screen television, free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfast and 24x7 customer-care support. The rooms are present in about 6,000 hotels across 180 cities in India.
“This development follows a six-month period of testing with 1,600 companies, including large corporates, small and medium enterprises, and start-ups. Using this platform, companies witnessed average savings of 30 per cent on their travel-related expenses,” the company said.
The company said the platform offered ease of creating bulk bookings via the web and mobile app, along with the added convenience of travel-expense management. Companies that enrolled in the pilot phase include Citibank, Sony, Evalueserve, Ranbaxy, Capgemini and Larsen & Toubro, beside start-ups Zomato and Snapdeal.
Since launch, a little more than 4,500 companies have come on board, it said. Top clients include ITC, Bharti Airtel, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Ernst & Young, Bennett Coleman & Co, AMW Motors and Hitachi, and start-ups such as Delhivery, Grofers and IndiaMart.
“We expect this service to scale rapidly. Businesses are looking for a hassle-free experience, at great value, our brand promise,” said Kavikrut, chief growth officer.
Amenities include air-conditioned rooms equipped with flat-screen television, free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfast and 24x7 customer-care support. The rooms are present in about 6,000 hotels across 180 cities in India.
“This development follows a six-month period of testing with 1,600 companies, including large corporates, small and medium enterprises, and start-ups. Using this platform, companies witnessed average savings of 30 per cent on their travel-related expenses,” the company said.
The company said the platform offered ease of creating bulk bookings via the web and mobile app, along with the added convenience of travel-expense management. Companies that enrolled in the pilot phase include Citibank, Sony, Evalueserve, Ranbaxy, Capgemini and Larsen & Toubro, beside start-ups Zomato and Snapdeal.
Since launch, a little more than 4,500 companies have come on board, it said. Top clients include ITC, Bharti Airtel, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Ernst & Young, Bennett Coleman & Co, AMW Motors and Hitachi, and start-ups such as Delhivery, Grofers and IndiaMart.
“We expect this service to scale rapidly. Businesses are looking for a hassle-free experience, at great value, our brand promise,” said Kavikrut, chief growth officer.