Riyadh — Mubasher: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah on Sunday announced signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with OYO Hotels, India's largest and fastest-growing hotel chain.
Under the deal, OYO will provide access to its technology suite in a bid to enable the Saudi ministry to deliver a new hospitality experience in the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, Arabian Business reported, citing OYO.
The Indian hospitality firm will work with the Saudi Haj and Umrah ministry in boosting and implementing the aspirational standards for affordable and quality accommodations in existing buildings in the holy city of Makkah, by the use of technology and proprietary applications.
OYO’s technology suite is projected to upgrade as much as 15,000 rooms in Makkah, along with creating over 3,000 local employment opportunities, OYO said in a statement.
The technology partnership also includes access to OYO’s operating system and Krypton technologies, the Indian firm noted.
The Indian hospitality major underlined that the partnership with the Saudi government is part of its commitment to prop up Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030 to raise the number of Haj and Umrah pilgrims to 30 million per year.
Commenting on signing the MoU, Ritesh Agarwal, founder & group CEO, OYO Hotels and Homes, said, “By harnessing OYO’s world-class OS and Krypton systems towards upgrading living spaces for pilgrims, we want to be a key partner to the ministry in helping welcome 30 million Umrah and Haj pilgrims to the Kingdom and assuring a comfortable and peaceful stay as they journey to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.”
