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OYO secures $660M loan, keeps focus on post-pandemic growth

By Kevin May | July 19, 2021

The India-based company initially secured the agreement in May this year for the Term Loan B, a financial mechanism whereby the amortization is set for between five and eight years. Read More

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Q&A: OYO on how it wants to emerge from the COVID crisis

By Mitra Sorrells | June 8, 2021

Abhinav Sinha, COO of India-based OYO, discusses what the company has learned through the pandemic, new tech products it has launched and its plans for future growth. Read More

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OYO raises $7.4M as part of Series F round

By Mitra Sorrells | January 11, 2021

The new capital comes from Hindustan Media Ventures. Read More

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VIDEO: OYO on doubling down on what works during a pandemic

By Kevin May | December 14, 2020

OYO's strategy to get into the rental accommodation business could eventually be seen, once the dust settles on the pandemic, as a bit of a lifeline for the business. Read More

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Tobias Wann leaves as CEO of OYO's vacation rental unit

By Linda Fox | July 2, 2020

After a year heading OYO Vacation Homes, Tobias Wann has handed the reins to chief operating officer Raj Kamal. Read More

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International expansion swells losses for OYO to $335M

By Linda Fox | February 17, 2020

The company reported revenue of $951 million in its full-year earnings for 2019, a more than four-fold increase year-over-year. Read More

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OYO acquires TUI's rental tour operating business

By Kevin May | February 3, 2020

The move comes as part of a sale that began in December 2019 when Germany-based E-Domizil acquired Wolters Reisen from TUI Group for an undisclosed fee. Read More

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VIDEO: OYO on plans to become global leader in vacation rentals in 2020

By Mitra Sorrells | December 18, 2019

OYO Vacation Homes CEO Tobias Wann discusses the company's rapid growth and global ambitions. Read More

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PhocusWire's newsmakers of the year 2019

By Jill Menze / Kevin May | December 9, 2019

Our annual list of the newsmakers over the course of the past 12 months features three of the brands that have had the most impact on the news agenda. Read More

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VIDEO: OYO's Ritesh Agarwal on growth and plans to address hotel owners’ concerns

By Mitra Sorrells | December 4, 2019

OYO CEO Ritesh Agarwal speaks about the company's growth and priorities for the coming year at The Phocuswright Conference. Read More

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In the green room at Phocuswright with... Ritesh Agarwal

By PhocusWire | November 5, 2019

In a series of interviews with executives participating at the event in Florida in November, PhocusWire finds out what makes them tick... Next up: Ritesh Agarwal of OYO Hotels and Homes. Read More

News / Startups

The Phocuswright Conference 2019 preview - Outside forces may correct travel startup growth

By PhocusWire | November 1, 2019

The figures are extraordinary, in many respects - there was a 55% increase year-over-year ($5.7 billion) in the amount of money going into travel startups. Read More

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Q&A: Travelfish's Stuart McDonald on the OYO and Instagram problems plaguing Southeast Asia

By Jill Menze | October 31, 2019

The Travelfish co-founder gets candid on why OYO's model is flawed, Google needs to relent and "influencers are like influenza." Read More

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OYO founder funnels $700M into new $1.5B round, valuing company at $10B

By Mitra Sorrells | October 7, 2019

India-based hospitality company OYO Hotels & Homes will use its latest funding round – a $1.5 billion Series F – to expand its vacation rentals business in Europe and to grow its overall presence in the... Read More