1. OYO hasn't banned unmarried couple check-ins everywhere. It's limited to a single city - Meerut.
2. In Meerut, civil society groups have urged action against hotels that were used as shoot locations for C grade/adult films.
3. As of today, the OYO app and website still allows couple check-ins in other cities. You may try and see yourself.
4. There could be a similar step taken in other cities. Surely, does anyone in their right mind want illegal and exploitative activities to happen in any hotel or city? I would love to know who these people are.
5. Those who don't know, Indian C grade/ adult film industry took off around the time of Covid lockdown. This is an extremely exploitative and evil industry, completely unregulated. A little googling will show that some women were even drugged and forced to act in these films.
While OYO does want to shift focus to family friendly stays, the recent decision regarding Meerut has more or a legal and social angle.
You may Google to verify everything I've mentioned in this post.
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