On Sunday 5th April, OYO Hotels & Homes rolled out a campaign which is helping the British people to thank NHS workers by rolling out ‘virtual hotel’ named OYO Rooms for Carers.
As part of this campaign people can book overnight stays at the cost of £25 per room, per night. The room nights at the virtual hotel will then be passed over to NHS trusts for frontline healthcare workers to redeem at their nearest OYO hotel.
OYO is not taking a commission on these bookings. The full revenue from every room night booked will be passed on to the hotels accommodating NHS workers to cover the minimum costs of keeping those hotels staffed and operational under the current circumstances.
“There are many critical areas where NHS funds are needed right now, so some contribution of free room nights is one way that OYO, along with our partners, customers and other supporters, can help,” said Rishabh Gupta, head of OYO UK.
In addition the Indian company is also in talks with local councils to see if any of its hotels can be used for alternative purposes, such as interim accommodation for other voluntary organisations in need. Last week, it was announced that Cardiff Council had taken over OYO Cardiff Central Hotel to increase provision for homeless people. Residents receive three meals a day and around-the-clock support from council staff.
