MUMBAI: SOTC Travel announced the launch of Homestays in partnership with OYO Hotels & Homes. Travelers can now book homestays starting at Rs 2,400 to have authentic travel experience. This is available across 16 popular cities in India including Kochi, Lonavala, Dehradun, Dharamshala, Pondicherry, Coorg, Udaipur, Mount Abu, Bhubaneswar among others.

With this association, SOTC Travel aims to captivate its domestic customers by offering new and engaging experiences.

Commenting on this association, SOTC Travel president and country head, leisure Daniel D’souza said, "With the increasing demand for homestays, SOTC in partnership with OYO will offer the experience of a homestay for the first time to its travelers. This would be the most authentic domestic travel experience. The well-traveled consumer today is looking for good accommodation at affordable prices, added facilities, and convenience. OYO will help cater to the demands of our customers across segments that include families, honeymooners solo travelers, millennials looking at a ‘home away from home’ experience at competent prices.”

OYO Home business head Puneet Yadav said, “We are pleased to partner with SOTC Travel, a brand renowned for their unique travel offerings. The new age traveler today is showing an increasing appetite for different travel experiences especially with options like homestays becoming very popular. With a common passion to provide guests across geographies memorable travel experiences, we strongly believe that this partnership will be extremely beneficial for the modern traveler.”