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Articles tagged “budget hotels”

Online Travel

Oyo Enters the U.S. Budget Hotel Market

Oyo has a seductive model of renovating budget hotels, running them efficiently through technology, and marketing them directly to consumers. But the startup risks imperial overreach by entering markets like the U.S. that differ significantly from its core markets in India and China.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Oyo Enters the U.S. Budget Hotel Market

Hotels

Oyo Doubles Investment Plans in Southeast Asia to $200 Million

Oyo has the money to spend and is putting skin in the game to scale fast in Southeast Asia. The region’s industry will be hearing a lot more of Oyo in 2019. But not everyone may be enthralled.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 5 years ago

Oyo Doubles Investment Plans in Southeast Asia to $200 Million

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 | 5 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 | 5 years ago

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