Global hospitality technology company OYO is offering a special discount scheme for Hari Raya holidays in Malaysia. Under this scheme, guests will be eligible to avail up to 70% discount on their stay in more than 500 properties spread across 100 cities in Malaysia.
The discount is available on all segments of OYO properties including OYO Rooms, Capital O, Collection O, OYO Townhouse and Townhouse Oak. There will be more than 10,000 rooms available for bookings in these hotels.
There is a special focus on premium hotel brands such as Townhouse Oak and Collection O which meet premium hotel criteria such as design, service quality and high level of safety and health standards. It will encourage guests to stay longer and have a memorable Hari Raya holiday experience.
To avail this discount, guests can download the OYO App, click on the red ‘Nearby’ icon to discover a valid participating hotel, and discounted prices will be activated via coupon code ‘HARIRAYA70’. They can complete the booking after hitting the Book Now button and resolve their queries quickly with OYO’s 24*7 chatbot – Yo! Chat.
OYO is also giving OYO Money, up to MYR 50 to every guest who signs in on OYO App. The amount can be redeemed while checking into OYO properties across Malaysia from April 19 to May 1, 2023.
OYO is focusing on the most popular destinations for Hari Raya holidays such as Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, Cameron Highlands, Ipoh and Kuantan. It is actively engaged with hotel partners to ensure an exceptional guest experience by prioritising the needs and preferences of guests.
Elaborating more on the scheme, Akshay Rathod, Country Head, OYO Malaysia said, “Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Malaysia is an important market for us and we want to celebrate Hari Raya with a special discount scheme to encourage people to enjoy their holidays. We hope that it will help them enjoy comfortable and affordable stays while celebrating Hari Raya with their loved ones”.
There has been a significant rise in travel during the Hari Raya holiday in Malaysia. According to the Malaysian Association of Hotels, hotels in Kuala Lumpur reported an average occupancy rate of 80% during the Hari Raya Aidilfitri period, with many hotels fully booked. Additionally, data from the Malaysian Aviation Commission revealed that passenger traffic during the Hari Raya period increased by 8.7%, indicating a growing trend of travel during the festive season.
The Shoppers Discount Club aims to provide a solution to the decrease in customers, and profits, by providing a way for retailers to compete with online offers and discounts in real time!
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – Jan. 2, 2023 – PRLog — Following the Covid-19 pandemic, brick and mortar retailers have struggled to revert to the levels of footfall, and profits, they saw pre-pandemic. With high streets seeing an increase in store closures, the industry is facing a major problem. Designed and Launched in 2022, the app will leverage popular QR code technology and chat bots to help struggling retailers provide live, in-person discounts.
The idea, born out of the covid-19 pandemic, is designed to support stores competing against large online retailers. After a significant period of closures during lockdowns, with many customers opting for online retailers to meet their needs, retailers have struggled to incentivise those shoppers back in-store.
The app provides bespoke, QR codes and POS material for shoppers to display in their store fronts. These QR codes host live discounts which shoppers can redeem in-store and are fully-customisable to retailers, allowing them to discount certain products to yield increased profits.
By utilising QR code technology, Shoppers Discount Club is leveraging the tool which became popular during the pandemic, used by thousands of bars and restaurants to facilitate contactless payments.
Diane Shawe, founder of Shoppers Discount Club said: ‘The pandemic was a tough time for so many retailers, with less footfall on the high street and long period of closures. Inspired by the use of QR code technology in the hospitality sector, we set out to deliver a benefit to retailers using the same technology people had become so accustomed to. I’m delighted to bring my background in technology and retail together to be able to offer retailers something which will truly make a difference and provide the much needed solution stores need to increase footfall again.”
As well as increasing footfall and sales for their business, retailers are also able to take advantage of the app to avoid costly advertising spend on point of sale merchandising, in store displays or flyers to promote their offers. By signing up to the app, users will get a uniquely designed A3 poster to display in their window, which features their QR code. Offers behind the QR code can be updated at any time to stay relevant and discount different products, without the need to update the advertising material, ultimately saving them on advertising spend.
Not only can retailers utilise the app to make fully customisable offers, users can also benefit from chat bot technology. Instant responses from chat bots are a much quicker, less resource intensive way for retailers to respond to customer enquiries and reduce long wait times for responses via telephone, social media or email. The technology will also free up retailers’ time to focus on other crucial tasks and increase overall efficiency of their business.
Additional benefits for retailers include the ability to personalise discounts to different target audiences including pensioners, students, traders, local residents or government workers, making offers as targeted and relevant as possible. Retailers also keep 100% of their profits, compared to other online discount offerings.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22, 2022 – (ACN/NewsVoir) – Global hospitality technology platform OYO has announced up to 70% discount on bookings during the school holidays in Malaysia. The discount scheme will be available till the end of this month across all OYO properties in different segments such as Collection O, Capital O, OYO Rooms and Spot On in the country. This year, tourism activities in Malaysia are expected to resume in full fervour after a two-year break, attracting tourists from all over the country to indulge in three-week-long celebrations. The scheme is tailor-made to ensure that guests planning to embark on their annual vacations are able to book clean, safe and convenient stays that add more excitement to their holiday spirits. It is also designed to boost government initiatives to promote domestic tourism after two subdued years.
As per the Tourism Malaysia report, the government is planning to refresh and elevate the ‘Cuti-Cuti Malaysia’ brand and image to promote domestic tourism aggressively by leveraging digital platforms. It also aims to increase tourism revenue by increasing domestic tourist arrivals and their average length of stay. In addition to this, there are plans to market and promote ‘One Product One District’ as a main attraction for domestic tourists.
OYO’s discount scheme is also aligned with Malaysia Digital Nomad Program to establish Malaysia as the preferred Digital Nomad Hub and support the local community of digital nomads in the country as a catalyst for tourism recovery.
OYO has a wide presence across a network of more than 8,000 hotels in 75 cities and towns throughout Malaysia including in primary, secondary and tertiary cities and towns.
Guests can avail of this discount by downloading the OYO App, clicking on the red ‘Nearby’ icon to discover a valid participating hotel in the city of their choice, selecting from the coupon codes ‘MYDEDAGANG55’, ‘OYODEDAGANG65’, ‘OYODEDAGANG55’, ‘MYPSALE’ and hitting the Book Now and Pay at Hotel button. Customers can also book through the OYO website www.oyorooms.com and through multiple online booking sites such as Agoda, Booking and Traveloka.
OYO booking data reveals that guests are more likely to look for clean, hygienic and contactless properties. OYO properties that are tagged as Sanitized Stays receive twice as many customers as those without. Most of the hotels are equipped with facilities such as Wi-Fi and air-conditioning to ensure maximum convenience for the guests.
Speaking about the offer, Ankit Tandon, Global CBO and CEO, SEAME said “OYO Malaysia is determined to provide guests with a wide range of accommodations while ensuring flexibility in booking and assurance of sanitization. With this offer, we also want to showcase our strength as a hospitality technology platform with a wide range of accommodation options. School holiday season is also an opportunity for us to help our hotel partners boost their revenue. We have introduced price assurance and revenue assurance programs for them which have received an overwhelming response with some of them even committing a higher volume of business than earlier”.
Customers choose OYO’s platform for many reasons, including accessibility to OYO’s hotels at competitive prices, quality accommodation, ease of use of its app, personalization, and flexibility of the OYO platform. They can also resolve their queries quickly with OYO’s 24*7 chatbot – Yo! Chat.
Discounted Errors and Omissions insurance coverage is now being made available through the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance.
“The discounted coverage can be a huge benefit to the many insurance agents who are joining the business to sell Medicare insurance,” states Jesse Slome, director of the Medicare advocacy organization. “While E&O claims do not occur often with the sale of Medicare products, they can and some require this coverage.”
The monthly premium for a new agent with less than $75,000 in annual commissions can be $39.40 notes Slome. “The savings are beneficial during the first two years after which the policy can be maintained still at a low price.”
The Association offers the E&O coverage to any insurance agent needing the protection. “There are several advantages,” Slome cites. “There are five different levels to choose from. An agent can buy and pay for only the level and amount of coverage they need and want.”
In addition, no membership fees are required according to Slome. “The Association does not have paid members. This can help an agent save hundreds of dollars a year.” Coverage includes Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement insurance with levels covering agents selling fixed and indexed annuities as well as variable life and annuity products.
To learn more about the discounted E&O insurance for new agents go to www.medicaresupp.org/eo-new/. The coverage is from Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, an Allianz Global Corporation and Specialty Company. Limits of liability range from $500,000 to $3,000,000.
The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance advocates for the importance of educated planning and supports insurance professionals who market Medicare insurance solutions. For more information, visit the organization’s website at www.medicaresupp.org/eo-for-new-agents/.
American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance Jesse R. Slome 818-597-3205 www.medicaresupp.org
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