Ivanka Trump, the senior advisor to President Donald Trump, has praised the initiative taken by Ritesh Agarwal-founded Indian start-up OYO Hotels to offer free stays to doctors, nurses in the United States helping in the fight against the novel coronavirus, describing the gesture as “impactful acts of benevolence”.
She made her comment as she retweeted a press release by the OYO, that stated that the start-up is “opening the doors to its hotels” and offering free stays to doctors, nurses and other medical first responders who are helping in the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Earlier a OYO press release declared that starting March 24, medical first responders will be provided free accommodations at any OYO Hotel in US so that they can sleep, shower or just get off their feet and recharge.
Ritesh, the Founder and Group CEO of OYO Hotels & Homes, said in the press release “All of us at OYO are grateful for the bravery and sacrifices all the medical personnel are making to save lives and stop the spread of COVID-19.”
The CEO of North Carolina Medical Society, Robert Seligson said OYO’s offer shows what America is all about.
OYO Hotels are offering free stays to our amazing medical professionals and first responders fighting this virus on the frontlines.
OYO said it will do all it can to make the lives of the “brave” medical personnel a little better as they are fighting this disease on the front lines.
The medical personnel can call a designated number provided by to get their reservation for the nearest OYO and with a valid active First Responder identification, OYO Hotels will cover all the costs.
Paytm chief Vijay Shekhar Sharma also appreciated the praiseworthy move by OYO in a tweet
OYO,founded in 2013, today includes 43,000 hotels with over one million rooms and 130,000 vacation homes across 800 cities in 80 countries and entered the US market in February 2019.
