Oyo Vacation Homes
Oyo Vacation Homes
Oyo Vacation Homes
OYO • The portfolio combines fully operated real estate comprising more
than 43,000 hotels with over 1 million rooms. Through its vacation
homes business, the company offers travellers and city dwellers access
to over 130,000 homes around the world. OYO today operates in over
800 cities in 80 countries.
• OYO is currently one of the tourism industry's fastest-growing
companies. It is the world's sixth-largest chain of operated hotels,
homes, managed living, and workspaces
The Leisure Group is one of the largest players in the European
market in vacation rentals management, having built deep data-driven
capabilities in revenue management, homeowner engagement, and
History of property management services.
Leisure group The company has four brands—- Belvilla, DanCenter, Traum-
Ferienwohnungen, and Danland. Belvilla, DanCenter, and Danland
offer more than 30K-fully managed holiday homes across 13 countries
in Europe.
At the beginning of June 2019, OYO, the fast-growing budget hotel start-
up that’s backed by Airbnb, SoftBank, Grab, and Didi has made an
acquisition to expand its footprint into Europe, specifically around self-
catering home rentals
Axel Springer had a 51 percent share of the company and said it would
be receiving €180 million in the deal, including the repayment of a
OYO Acquires shareholder loan of around €60 million, and a spokesperson for OYO
Leisure Group confirmed that the full price was €369.5 million
After the acquisition Leisure Group announced its rebranding to OYO
Vacation Homes. The OYO Vacation Homes brand will be used for
corporate and employer branding purposes.
Weakness
Strengths
A strategy of co-branding
Standardization
Ever-growing network Poor service quality
Spirit of Innovation Tight margins
Subsidizing Hotel Stays
Young and highly spirited leader
SWOT OF SWOT OF
OYO Opportunities OYO Threats
Growing demand for budget hotels. Competition
Focus on budget accommodation Growing concerns about safety
Surge in the number of business travellers
Strengths Weakness
Leading Vacation Rental Company
Core competency Not owning any of the real estate listings .
Experienced professionals and skilled labour Business model can be copied.
Expanded presence across Europe
SWOT OF Threats
Opportunities Leisure Group
Diversifying into other markets Many competitors
Government regulations may turn out to be
extremely problematic
MODE OF Why to enter in Europe?
ENTRY Multi-billion Euro Opportunity
FDI with Demand for vacation homes
Strategic Unique position
Alliance
(Acquisition) Why use the Acquisition strategy?
Localization
Special skill set
Why to acquire the Leisure group?
MODE OF Same approach
ENTRY Skill set
FDI with Size and Scale of company
Strategic
Alliance OYO’s Strategy Behind This Acquisition
(Acquisition) Massive opportunity
Management
Mindset
Strengths Weakness
Data-driven
Workforce Cases
3rd largest brand Sold out
Change of game O.Y.O
Opportunities
SWOT OF OYO Threats
Vacation Homes
Rentals market Competition
Revenue Safety
1.New possibilities provided by the European market
2. OYO has obtained easier access to skilled labour force
3. Diversification of portfolio
Pros of the 4. Low operating cost