OYO records 83% YoY growth in business travel, Delhi is most-booked city

Younger business travellers such as college graduates and new entrants into the workforce, such as traders and small enterprises, played a key role in the overall business travel recovery process

Business travel has made a strong comeback in India after two straight years of subdued sentiments due to the pandemic. Hospitality major OYO has recorded an 83 per cent year-on-year (YoY) uptick in bookings in business cities, between April and November this year.

According to the company’s Business Travel Trends Report 2022, Delhi emerged as the most-booked business city, closely followed by Hyderabad. Other top cities in terms of bookings included Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai.

Hyderabad recorded 100 per cent YoY growth in bookings, compared with Delhi's 50 per cent. Bengaluru reported 128 per cent growth, while Kolkata and Chennai