OYO had to pay heavily for using God in its ads, had to give clarification after the embarrassment

Hospitality sector company OYO has had to pay a heavy price for one of its advertisements. People are very angry and the company has had to issue a clarification to remove their anger. The matter is about an advertisement given in the newspaper, in which the company had written, 'God is everywhere.. and so is OYO'. After this, OYO has written that it has a presence in Ajmer, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Amritsar, Haridwar, Mathura, Nashik, Puri, Rishikesh, Shirdi, Tirupati, Ujjain and many such religious cities of India with more than 1000 stays served by the company.

People were angry about the punchline used by Oyo. The hashtag #BoycottOyo started trending on social media. The company was asked to apologize. After this, Oyo issued a clarification.

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Oyo said that the purpose of the company's ad was to promote religious tourism in India and not to hurt any religious sentiments. The company wrote that we greatly respect the diverse faiths and beliefs of our country and celebrate the rich spiritual traditions of India.

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Oyo says, 'As more and more citizens are turning to spiritual tourism, the company is dedicated to improving this sacred experience. This is what we wanted to highlight through the ad.' Oyo plans to add 500 hotels at 12 major pilgrimage sites by the end of this year.

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Recently, Oyo's parent company Oravel Stage introduced its European brand 'Dancenter' in the Indian market. Dancenter was acquired by Oyo Vacation Homes in 2019. Since then, the company has expanded its presence in Europe significantly. Dancenter is a Danish brand, founded in Denmark in 1957. It has 12,000 properties in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Germany.