With cryptocurrency becoming the newest way for people to pay for just about anything that had a hint of luxury, it was only a matter of time till the tourism industry mainly hotels caught on to the trend of having guest pay for their room nights via cryptocurrency transactions. While they may not be the first ones into the pay by cryptocurrency game The Pavilion Hotels and resorts are definitely one of the first few to start accepting this method of payment.
Hotel bookings at The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts can now be paid for with cryptocurrency from any country, following the company’s partnership with leading global crypto-payment gateway, Coindirect. Some of the virtual currencies accepted under this arrangement include Bitcoin and Ethereum. Cryptocurrency payment will first be made available for direct bookings through each hotel’s reservations center, with plans to introduce it to online booking engines in the near future.
Gordon Oldham, founder & owner, The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts quoted that “We are proud to lead the industry and enhance ourselves in the digital world with this exciting new crypto payment method available at all of our unique and distinct hotels and resorts across the globe.” Jesse Hemson-Struthers, CEO and co-founder of Coindirect, commented: “We pride ourselves on providing partners a platform for instant secure payments with over 40 Cryptocurrencies; this was a critical factor for The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts to ensure the end-to-end payment service is safe, flexible and easy for guests, when booking their next experience at any of The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts’ across the globe.”
The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts has a portfolio of hotels in 14 locations across the globe, with recent openings being The Pavilions Anana Krabi in Thailand and The Pavilions El Nido, Palawan Island in the Philippines.
