Oyo Founder Tackles Hotelier Concerns and 15 Other Top Hospitality Stories This Week
Photo Credit: The goal of Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of Oyo Hotels & Homes, is to fix the company's relationship with hotel owners. Oyo Hotels & Homes
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This week in hospitality, Oyo CEO Ritesh Agarwal is focusing on improving problems brought up by hotel owners. Meanwhile, Accor has entered a new partnership with Alibaba Group to help the company develop tech to appeal to the Chinese outbound market.
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Oyo Founder Describes U.S. Owner Concerns as ‘Teething Issues’: A deeper engagement with owners is definitely one of the key things Oyo needs to achieve to address some of its problems. CEO Ritesh Agarwal, who recently took a larger stake in the company, seems to be on the case.
Boutique Hotels Say They Face Unique Challenges Going Plastics-Free: For boutique hotels to cut back on plastics, customers have to demand it — and then cooperate.
Marriott CEO Sorenson Offers Update on Cancer Treatment: Marriott keeps growing despite a drop in earnings this quarter. CEO Arne Sorenson is optimistic, even as he prepares for surgery to treat his pancreatic cancer. Sorenson isn't missing his morning workouts, and said he would be healthy for the next earnings call in 2020.
Accor and Alibaba Form Partnership to Attract Chinese Travelers: Accor has formed a partnership with online marketplace Alibaba to
