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  • Prasidha Menon elevated to APAC brand, product, communications head at Airbnb

    Prasidha Menon elevated to APAC brand, product, communications head at Airbnb

    MUMBAI: Her’s has been a 20 year  plus journey. Prasidha Menon began her career as a graduate trainee with HRD Coonsultants In Kolkata. She quietly worked there for a little over two years. Little did she imagine at that stage she would be leading brand, product communications for the Asia Pacific regions for one of the top global home sharing brand  platforms– Airbnb.

    Prasidha accepted her promotion from her position as regional head of communications for Airbnb for India & south east Asia  gleefully.  

    Said she: “It’s an absolute honour and privilege to step into this regional leadership position at a time when Asia Pacific is uniquely positioned to drive Airbnb’s growth and expansion globally, and I am excited to play an integral role in this journey.”

    Prior to Airbnb, Prasidha had a year log stay at Optum as director & head, brand, marketing & communications. Oyo Hotels was another stop for a couple of years vice-president & global head of communications, which was preceded by a short stint at Uber India where her last appointment was as head of communications -India and south Asia. 

    Her first exposure to communications was at Positive Communications for a year, which was followed by editorial jobs at two firms where she honed her writing and subbing skills. She then moved into Genesis Burson -Marsteller, following which she spent four years at Edelman in India, and in the Bay area.

     

  • OYO Hotels and Homes, Cure.Fit, and TapChief take top 3 spots on 2019 LinkedIn Top Startups List

    OYO Hotels and Homes, Cure.Fit, and TapChief take top 3 spots on 2019 LinkedIn Top Startups List

    MUMBAI: LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, today launched the second edition of the  LinkedIn Top Startups List for India, as determined by the actions of more than 60+ million professionals on the platform. The list reveals the 25 hottest Indian startups to work for in 2019 and how these companies influence growth and opportunity for the country’s workforce and the economy.

    This year, the world’s third-largest hospitality chain, OYO Hotels and Homes (#1) has retained its pole position on the list by expanding its services across 80 countries and becoming a decacorn in 12 months. With its foray into international markets and $100 million in annual revenue within three years of inception, health and fitness startup Cure.Fit (#2) has also maintained its rank, coming in second after the hospitality chain. Breaking the pattern, the list welcomes online consultation platform TapChief at the (#3) spot. Alongside TapChief, the top 10 features three new entrants this year, Bounce (#5), the world’s fastest growing bike sharing startup, Playment (#6), an AI-driven crowdsourced marketplace, and mfine (#9), an online doctor consultation platform. 

    Consumer Internet startups retain their dominance on this year’s list, and showcase the emergence of healthcare, wellness, and e-learning startups that are embracing AI to offer accessible medical, wellness, and upskilling solutions for consumers. Making their debut on the list, startups like mfine (#9) and Pristyn Care (#21) are providing AI-driven doctor-consultation and affordable surgical access with instant online access to doctors. As Indian companies invest in future-proofing their talent by proactively working towards bridging the skills gap, e-learning platforms InterviewBit (from #22 in 2018 to #10 in 2019) and upGrad (from #21 in 2018 to  #14 in 2019) have made significant strides on the list.

    “India is the world’s second largest startup ecosystem and this made it incredibly exciting to curate the second edition of the Top Startups list. The list is symbolic of the thriving ecosystem, and features companies that are vanguards of key trends in e-learning, healthcare, and financial services. In terms of creating opportunity, the startup ecosystem continues to flourish by fulfilling employment needs across various industries in the midst of the economic slowdown. Our data shows that these 25 companies collectively created about 18,000 jobs in the past year, and are expected to create more than 19,000 new employment opportunities in the coming 12 months,” says Adith Charlie, India Managing Editor, LinkedIn.

    Nearly 50% of the companies on the 2019 Top Startups List for India are Bengaluru-based, including firms such as Cure.Fit (#2), TapChief (#3), Bounce (#5) and Udaan (#11), which further endorses Bengaluru’s status as the startup capital of India.

  • OYO launches OYO Wizard to give discounts to members

    OYO launches OYO Wizard to give discounts to members

    MUMBAI: South Asia’s largest hotel chain OYO has launched OYO Wizard, a new membership program designed to recognise and reward frequent customers.

    OYO Wizard is a one of a kind, benefit membership program that aims to deepen and strengthen customer relationships by providing highly rated and curated hotels to its loyal guests at the best price. The newly launched program comes with unique benefits, including guaranteed discounts, upgrades and benefits and is currently available at an early bird membership fee of Rs 99.

    OYO chief of strategy Maninder Gulati says, “With 95 per cent of our revenue coming from repeat and organic customers, we knew it was time to give back. OYO Wizard will enable us to take the OYO experience a step further by making it possible for us to engage with customers in a more personal and meaningful manner. We believe that this initiative is an important milestone in our efforts to streamline our customer offerings across our global hospitality network.”

    The membership entitles its members for 5 per cent instant discount on current booking and instant rewards in the form of OYO Money.  With super OYO benefits, members will also get a 10 per cent discount on their next stay at the same OYO hotel, while they have the option to avail 5 per cent discount across all other partner hotels.

    These benefits are applicable across OYO’s diverse portfolio including OYO Rooms, OYO Townhouse, OYO Home, SilverKey, Capital O and Edition O.

    The benefits will soon be extended to OYO hotels in international destinations like China, Malaysia and Nepal.

    OYO Hotels is South Asia’s largest hospitality chain operating in more than 160 cities across India, China, Malaysia and Nepal. With over 5500 exclusive hotels in its chain and 100,000 rooms, OYO works in close proximity with its asset partners while exercising full control over the hotels for ensuring a quality experience for travellers. Its network includes major metros, regional business hubs, top leisure destinations as well as pilgrimage towns.