OYO HOTELS OPENS TO Mindanao Covid-19 frontliners
TO support frontliners engaged in the delivery of medical and other vital services during the Covid-19 pandemic, OYO Hotels and Homes has reopened 24 properties in major cities in Mindanao. Based on a Department of Tourism directive, OYO accepts check-ins from foreign guests, government employees and persons employed in essential services during the enhanced community quarantine.
To ensure the safety of guests and staff, walk-in guests are discouraged, and hotel facilities such as swimming pools, gyms and spas are closed in compliance with the government’s social distancing regulations.
“It is part of our responsibility as a provider of essential services and a key stakeholder in the tourism and travel industry to ensure that those who are in need of clean and comfortable living spaces have access to this necessity, especially during this challenging situation,” says OYO Hotels and Homes Philippines Country Head Ankit Gupta.
The hotel chain is offering 500 rooms dedicated for various frontliners, with discounts of up to 40 percent from the posted rate. It is also coordinating with business-process outsourcing firms and other key businesses to accommodate their employees and stranded foreign tourists.
Gupta said that by offering rooms close to medical facilities, OYO is helping alleviate their burden and ensure access to quality living spaces to rest and refresh in the fulfillment of their duties.
OYO Hotels and Homes is a seven-year-old Indian hotel hospitality conglomerate of leased and franchised hotels, homes and living spaces which recently established presence in the Philippine market. It is the world’s second-largest chain which empowers small and independent asset owners with the operational capabilities and technology to help them compete with bigger brands.
It has more than 260 partner hotels and 4,300 rooms in Metro Manila, Cebu City, Baguio City, Pampanga, Boracay, Batangas, Iloilo, Bataan, Davao City and Metro Tagaytay area. It is present in more than 800 cities in 80 countries, including the United States, Europe, the United Kingdom, India, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Indonesia, the Philippines and Japan.
More information is available at www.oyorooms.com.