Privacy can be hard to come by in India. Life is a communal swirl of relatives, neighbors and friends. Cities are crowded, and prying eyes are everywhere. Enter Oyo ...

Hospitality chain OYO Rooms’ recent decision to restrict unmarried couples from booking rooms at its properties in Uttar ...

Now, Oyo is stepping back from its image as a refuge for hookups. This month, it revised its policy guidelines to give some partner hotels the discretion to deny rooms to young couples unless they ...

It’s 2025, and once again, unmarried couples are being turned away at the inn door. OYO Rooms, once a go-to for couple-friendly hotels, has now backtracked on its policy, sparking a heated ...

Unlike in many countries, where it’s common for unmarried couples to stay in a room together, Indian customs still heavily frown upon the practice. OYO, which launched in 2012, was one of the ...

Following ongoing criticism, OYO, the popular hotel booking platform, has announced new documentation requirements for room bookings to address concerns and ensure responsible hospitality. OYO, a ...

Civil society groups and local residents have expressed discomfort with the trend of unmarried couples booking rooms, occasionally leading to disturbances. For OYO, this policy appears to be an ...

CHENNAI: In 2016, the hotel room aggregator OYO Rooms announced that it would offer a couple-friendly mode on its website, enabling unmarried duos to make bookings without worrying about whether ...

A new policy by a hospitality chain in India requiring couples to prove their marriage ... freedoms in the world’s largest democracy. The OYO Hotels chain, which runs a budget hotel booking ...