OYO commemorates meritorious service in Indian police force by instituting special privileges for bravery award winners and families

February 6^th, 2017: OYO, India’s largest hotel chain, partnered with IPS Central Association (ICA) to offer special benefits to the bravery award winners in the Indian police force and their families. The privilege will be extended to the winners of the Jeevan Rakshak Padak, Gallantry Medal and President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service. The awardees can utilize the benefits in the form of special concessions at all OYO hotels for personal purposes. In addition, OYO is also offering concessional rates and dedicated accommodation services to ICA members, other police force and their families.

Shri P V Rama Sastry, IPS, Secretary, IPS (Central) Association said “Our sincere appreciation to the OYO’s decision to offer special services to our brave police force and  we will be happy to support this initiative.  OYO has a wide network of hotels in India and thus we hope that a significant number of the medal winners and their families will be able to benefit from this offer.”

Elaborating further, Ritesh Agarwal – Founder & CEO, OYO said “We are honoured to offer our services to the brave hearts of the Indian police force and their families, as a mark of our gratitude and respect for their valour, selfless service and sacrifice for the country. It is a matter of great pride for the OYO family across 200 cities in India. We look forward to serve them and assist them in their travel needs.”

OYO is the pioneer of affordable, predictable accommodation in the Indian hospitality sector. It has several consumer friendly touch-points such as the OYO App which allows guests to control every aspect of their experience – from booking hotel and cabs, to ordering food – from their smartphone. OYO Captains are a unique concierge service to ensure smooth travelling and on-stay experience. OYO currently operates over 70,000 rooms in 200 cities in India and Malaysia. OYO has also recently launched OYO Townhouse – a new category of neighbourhood hotels designed to function as social hotspots.

About OYO:

Founded in 2013, OYO is today India’s largest hotel company operating 7000 hotels and 70,000 rooms in more than 200 Indian cities. These include major metros, regional hubs, top leisure destinations as well as pilgrimage towns. OYO is also present in Malaysia.

A global disruptor from India, OYO has received several accolades including the New Age Entrepreneur Award 2016, Express IT Startup of the Year Award (2015), NDTV Dream Chaser of the Year (2016), IAMAI Digital Startup of the Year (2016) and Business World Young Entrepreneur Award (2015). It was recognized by Business Today as among the Coolest Start-Ups in India (2016) and also ranked by LinkedIn as one of the top employee attractors in India (2016). OYO is backed by leading global investors, including the SoftBank Group, Greenoaks Capital, Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed India.