Hotels and Hospitality in India: Checkpoint 1

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India's hotels, key metrics, asset-light brands, the Taj and OYO.

Quick checkpoint - five questions on India’s hotels, key metrics, asset-light brands, the Taj and OYO.

Question 1 of 5 What drives most hotel demand in India?

Domestic travellers Only foreign tourists Only astronauts Government orders

Indians make billions of domestic trips a year.

Question 2 of 5 How is RevPAR calculated?

Occupancy times average daily rate Rooms times staff Price minus tax Guests divided by rooms

It combines volume and price.

Question 3 of 5 What does asset-light mean for hotel brands?

Managing or franchising hotels owned by others Owning all buildings Having no hotels Using light buildings

It needs less capital and grows faster.

Question 4 of 5 When did the Taj Mahal Palace open?

1903 1947 1991 2008

Jamsetji Tata built it in Mumbai.

Question 5 of 5 What caused OYO's losses during its rapid growth?

Guarantees to hotels, disputes and over-expansion Too few hotels No funding Government bans

It later cut costs and reported profits.

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