OYO is already India's largest hotel network with more than 100,000 rooms in 230 cities, as opposed to Marriott's 23,000 and Taj Hotel's 17,000.

Marking its first expansion outside Asia, OYO founder said it plans to invest 40 million pounds ($53 million) to launch in 10 British cities in the next 18 months.

Advanced technologies like AI and machine learning not only reduce the chances of error -- thereby improving efficiency -- but also go beyond human intelligence to offer solutions in areas such as e-commerce, fintech, healthcare, and education.

Executive MBA programmes at leading B-schools are gaining ground among recruiters.

OYO is reportedly in advanced talks to raise up to $1 billion in a deal that could value it at over $4 billion.

The younger IITs are not only catching up with the older ones in terms of attracting marquee names but also in terms of the salaries being offered.

The unicorns-in-the-making hail from diverse sectors such as software, logistics and fintech, thereby widening the pool beyond online commerce and advertising models.

Gurugram-based hotel aggregator OYO has launched its services in Shenzhen, also known as China's Silicon Valley, with eight hotels boasting a room count of around 400.

The Bengaluru-based start-up enables marketers to target customers with the help of machine learning.

Hotel room aggregators are doing much more than selling room inventory.

India's tourism sector grew over 10 percent in the six months ending September, compared to near 8 percent in the year-ago period. According to an industry report, tourism employs 40 million people in India and could add 10 million jobs in a decade.

Cleartrip's hotel bookings for Diwali have gone up by 74 per cent.

From the Editor Prosenjit Datta

Travellers in India are expecting high standards of comfort while travelling, courtesy - proliferation of smartphones and the rise in India's per capita GDP.

Others in the top 10 of LinkedIn India's most sought-after employers list include One97 Communications at the fourth place, Ola (5th), HCL Technologies (6th), Adobe (7th), Alphabet (8th), OYO Rooms (9th) and Reliance Industries at the 10th place.

The latest move would benefit travellers who needs an accommodation for a few hours en route to their destination.