Valentine’s Day, often celebrated as a day of love, romance, and deep emotions, has increasingly become synonymous with ...

A policy change by a popular hotel platform shows the tension between traditional values and modern ideals in India.

It’s 2025, and once again, unmarried couples are being turned away at the inn door. OYO Rooms, once a go-to for ...

By bringing smaller hotels under OYO banner and establishing SOPs for basic amenities, Ritesh Agarwal revolutionised India's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Under the new policy, all couples, including those with online reservations, will be required to provide valid proof of their relationship when checking in. OYO, a prominent travel and hotel ...

Hotel Booking company OYO, on Sunday, January 5, revised the policy of check-in rules for unmarried couples.(Ramesh Pathania) Hotel booking company OYO has revised the check-in rules for partner ...