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Oyo suspends payments to hotels; Partners say clause not in contract

Oyo suspends payments to hotels; Partners say clause not in contract

According to the Economic Times, Oyo has written to hotel owners invoking ‘force majeure’ clauses on their agreements as the Covid-19 pandemic has severely impacted the business of their hotels. Oyo states in the letter

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Coping with COVID-19 : Paytm teams up with hotels to offer temporary accommodation for healthcare professionals

Coping with COVID-19 : Paytm teams up with hotels to offer temporary accommodation for healthcare professionals

India's leading digital payments and financial services platform Paytm today announced that it has launched a special hotel listings page on its app. The aim is to support temporary accommodation needs of the medical frontline

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NRAI and BigBasket partner to help restaurant staff gain temporary employment

NRAI and BigBasket partner to help restaurant staff gain temporary employment

According to LiveMint, As India's massive restaurant industry continues to deal with an unprecedented lockdown that has caused several restaurants to suspend dine-in facilities, and forced some to temporarily shutter down—it is trying to salvage

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Coronavirus impact: ixigo cuts salary of every employee

Coronavirus impact: ixigo cuts salary of every employee

Ixigo, a 13-year-old travel and hotel booking service in India, said on Monday it is cutting the salary of its entire staff as the firm grapples with severe disruption in its business due to the

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Coronavirus impact: MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, redBus employees face salary cut

Coronavirus impact: MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, redBus employees face salary cut

According to Business Today, Travel firm MakeMyTrip has announced salary cuts as tourism sector have taken a massive hit due to the coronavirus outbreak. MakeMyTrip founder Deep Kalra said that the pay cut will happen

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OYO partners with Apollo Hospitals to offer support for quarantine facilities

OYO partners with Apollo Hospitals to offer support for quarantine facilities

OYO has announced that it has been working closely with Apollo Hospitals to develop and support accommodation requirements of suspected Covid19 patients requiring quarantine/self-isolation. This is part of Project Stay I (Stay isolated) where Apollo

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Oyo raises USD807 million from SoftBank, RA Hospitality

Oyo raises USD807 million from SoftBank, RA Hospitality

According to Financial Express, Oyo Hotels & Homes has raised USD807 million from existing backer SoftBank and founder Ritesh Agarwal-led RA Hospitality Holdings, according to the company’s RoC filings sourced from business signals platform paper.vc.

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‘Repeat business has transformed our revenue earning’ : Sandeep Joshi, General Manager, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad

‘Repeat business has transformed our revenue earning’ : Sandeep Joshi, General Manager, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad

Possessing over 25 years of experience with various luxury hotel chains in India. Sandeep Joshi, the General Manager at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad Banjara Hills, understands what goes in making a brand. Throughout his

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Hospitality Twenty20 A Pitch Report

Hospitality Twenty20 A Pitch Report

In the game of Cricket 20:20 is the most exciting format these days. A 20:20 can be anybody's game irrespective of the strengths and weaknesses of the teams involved. Strategies do not matter much in

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‘Gobble Me Good plans worldwide expansion’

‘Gobble Me Good plans worldwide expansion’

A self-funded enterprise Gobble Me Good (GMG) is planning exponential growth over the next two years. The Food & Beverages Franchise Management Company that began its journey in 2017 with its first brand, London Bubble

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