OYO Hotels signs MoU with SBI and Bank of Baroda to offer financial fillip for small hotels

Signed under the aegis of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna, the MoUs will enable financial support for OYO’s existing and potential hotel partners for fueling transformation and standardization at their properties.

The opportunity will also allow OYO to spearhead the creation of thousands of jobs in Tier II and III cities by nurturing micro-entrepreneurs in the hospitality sector.

Speaking on the development, Jayant Chauhan, SVP - Fintech, OYO, said: “We are thrilled to join hands with banking powerhouses - the State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda and achieve the mission of job creation in the country by enabling the youth to emerge as micro entrepreneurs and run their own successful businesses. These MoUs will help us in shortening the demand-supply gap of quality accommodation by offering hoteliers a platform to transform their property and enhance the business by creating beautiful living spaces. In the past, partner hotels have witnessed an increase in revenue and occupancy levels after becoming a part of OYO’s chain of hotels. On average, in business cities, we have been delivering 80%+ occupancy.’’

Jayant added, ‘’As a category, over the years, budget hotels have been overlooked as the preferred accommodation option. This may have been due to smaller ticket values, lack of predictable, standardised services or a lesser attraction for not-so-known brands. Nonetheless, this niche caters to one of the biggest travel segments in India, offering a tremendous market opportunity, of which only about 2% has been tapped so far. At OYO, we work in close proximity with our hotel partners and help them emerge as better hospitality players while empowering neighbourhood hotels to emerge in the same league as the big boys of hospitality. Since hospitality is in a transformational phase as technology and innovations are driving new business practices, there is much scope for budget hotels to expand further.”