At present, around 50% of the company’s revenue comes from its membership business. The asset light model was adopted to bring scale and expand into new holiday destinations and markets. read more

Earlier in June, Oyo had announced its plan to invest $300 million in the U.S. Currently, there it has over 112 Oyo Hotels in more than 60 cities and 21 states in the U.S. read more

The detailed list comprises a set of extremely specific bathroom rules that the guests must follow during their stay read more

ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: Meet the ‘everything’ developer, NRI tenant, Airbnb host... and more. read more

After five years in office, Giorgi Margvelashvili, ex-Soviet Georgia’s fourth president, has also returned to his former life as a politics teacher. read more

The Louvre’s iconic glass Pyramid will be specially designed to celebrate the building’s 30th anniversary. read more

International Women’s Day 2019: From gender equity to bridging the pay gap and having a voice, women are making us proud in all walks of life and it’s the best feeling to look up to another woman as a source of empowerment and strength. read more

Jason Colton pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the Victoria state Supreme Court on Monday but admitted to manslaughter in Ramis Jonuzi’s death in 2017. read more

Airbnb that started out as a bed and breakfast option now provides a variety of properties including entire homes and apartments, private rooms, castles, boats, manors, tree houses, tipis, igloos, private islands. It’s like you name it, and you’ll have... read more

Facebook also gave companies like Netflix and Spotify the ability to read users’ private messages and permitted Amazon to obtain users’ names and contact information through their friends read more

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’ 18-foot wedding cake, which the newlyweds cut during a three-minute fireworks display, has inspired online jokes. read more

Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha’s pictures from their Goa vacation have a warm and happy feel to them. Check out their pictures here. read more

EU which requested the changes last year, has the power to fine the companies for breaching its consumer rules. read more

Despite boasting of natural wonders, Africa draws just 5% of tourists from around the globe. They are now trying to revamp the tourism scene through new experience-based tours and sustainable initiatives. read more

In this week’s column, Vir Sanghvi writes about why there is a strong monetary argument in favour of Airbnb, but the brand and its properties are not necessarily cooler than a hotel would be. read more