Why Oyo and other hotels should not surrender to the marriage police

Mihir SharmaBloomberg
Jan 16, 2025 | 12:48 IST
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Companies should think twice before following in the footsteps of the hotel chain’s ban on unmarried couples — unless they want to harm their brands



Meerut, an hour’s drive from New Delhi and home to a mere 2mn people, is what in India’s crowded north is considered a small town. There isn’t a lot to recommend it to visitors, and it doesn’t exactly receive hordes of tourists. And yet, the city’s hotels have been all over the news recently.
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