While I was between school and university, I was traveling on a shoestring budget and had to lodge in some not-so-great guest houses, and I realized that I was looking at the wrong end of the rope. Why did you decide to enter the hospitality industry? Was it challenging to enter the industry so young? This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Agarwal told the Review-Journal that this is just one of the first steps in the company’s plan to expand in the U.S. In all, the company plans to invest about $20 million in renovations to the Hooters Hotel. The company, run by 25-year-old CEO and founder Ritesh Agarwal, began operations in 2013 and claims to be the fastest-growing chain of affiliated hotels, homes, managed living and workspaces in the world, with 23,000 hotels and 125,000 vacation homes spread across 80 countries. ( OYO)Īt the end of August, India-based company OYO Hotels & Homes bought the Hooters Hotel near the Las Vegas Strip.
